Labette County High School

Labette County High School is a public high school in Altamont, Kansas, United States, operated by Labette County USD 506 school district. It is located at 601 South High School Street.[2]

Labette County High School
Address
601 South High School

,
67330

United States
Information
School typePublic, High School
School districtLabette County USD 506
PrincipalStacy Smith
Teaching staff34.00 (FTE)[1]
Gendercoed
Enrollment487 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.32[1]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)     
Team nameGrizzlies
WebsiteSchool website

History

The school was founded in 1895.[3] In 1968, Look magazine did a feature story on the school.[4]

Overview

Enrollment is about 510 students with approximately 20 percent categorized as minority.[5] The Grizzlies are the school's mascot and the school colors are red and gold. The Labetta is the school newspaper and the school also produces a podcast called the Labetta Encore. Extracurricular activities include chess club, math club, art club, cheer, and sports teams such as girls' golf.

See also

References

  1. "Labette County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. "Labette County High School (Altamont, KS) Home - MaxPreps". MaxPreps.com.
  3. "lchs".
  4. Brotherton, Mike; Mattox, David (2 November 2018). Labette County. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738582924 via Google Books.
  5. "Labette County High School in Altamont, KS". US News Best High Schools. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.


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