Chaparral High School (Kansas)
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Chaparral High School is a high school located in Anthony, Kansas
Anthony, Kansas
Anthony is a city in and the county seat of Harper County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,269.-19th century:...

 and is in Anthony-Harper School District. It is a public school that serves grades 9-12. It was established in 1971.

Chaparral High School made Adequate Yearly Progress
Adequate Yearly Progress
Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, is a measurement defined by the United States federal No Child Left Behind Act that allows the U.S. Department of Education to determine how every public school and school district in the country is performing academically according to results on standardized...

 (AYP) in 2009. (Under No Child Left Behind
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is a United States Act of Congress concerning the education of children in public schools.NCLB was originally proposed by the administration of George W. Bush immediately after he took office...

, a school makes AYP if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

 in terms of student performance and other accountability measures.)

In 2008, Chaparral High School had 13 students for every full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent
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 teacher. The Kansas average is 13 students per full-time equivalent teacher. The Anthony-Harper School District spends $11,031 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 59% on instruction, 36% on support services, 5% on other elementary and secondary expenditures.

As of 2011 there are 273 students enrolled at this high school with 90% being white
White people
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, 4% being Hispanic
Hispanic
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, 1% being African-American, 3% being Asian
Asia
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, and 2% being American Indian
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
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.

Chaparral High School also offers various extracurricular activities other than athletics including: Chess team, Debate and Forensics, Distinguished Graduates, Future Business Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a non-profit interdenominational Christian organization founded in 1954 and that has been based in Kansas City, Missouri since 1956. It falls within the tradition of Muscular Christianity. Although established by evangelical Protestants, the concept has...

 Future Farmers of America, Key Club
Key Club
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, National Honor Society
National Honor Society
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, Pep Club, roadrunner Bands, Student Counsel, Teens as Teachers, Scholars Bowl, and Technology Student Association
Technology Student Association
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