Original Research by School Decision on Frederic Remington High
Frederic Remington High serves grades nine through twelve in the Remington-Whitewater school district, a small district that also serves the nearby community of Potwin. The school sits in Whitewater, a small, primarily residential community in Butler County about twenty miles northwest of Wichita. Whitewater is a quiet, car-dependent town with a traditional layout centered on Main Street, where annual events like the Fred Festival take place. Its population has been in a modest decline over recent years, and no major new housing developments were identified in publicly reported sources. The housing market is stable, with home values roughly in line with a statewide benchmark. Many residents likely commute to larger employment centers such as Wichita for work. The district building itself is on a campus setting on the edge of town, physically separate from Whitewater’s small downtown core.
Enrollment at Frederic Remington High is small, typical of a rural high school serving a single small community. The student body is predominantly white, with a much smaller share of Hispanic students and even smaller numbers of students who are Black, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, or of two or more races. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common indicator of economic need in public schools. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available for this profile.
State testing data for the school was not available in the information provided, so it is not possible to describe academic proficiency from those measures. Because the school serves only high school grades, and the data did not include a graduation rate, a parent may want to ask the school or district directly for its four-year graduation rate and recent assessment results to get a clearer picture of academic outcomes. The district comparison against other districts in Butler County was also not possible for the metrics examined—proficiency, graduation rate, and chronic absenteeism—because the school’s data was missing for those fields. This gap does not necessarily indicate a problem; it may simply reflect how the state reports results or how data was collected for this particular profile.
No information was provided about specific academic programs, such as Advanced Placement courses, dual-enrollment options, or career and technical education pathways. Given the school’s small size, the range of course offerings may be more limited than what a larger high school could provide, but this is not certain from the data at hand. A parent looking for specific pathways in STEM, the arts, or vocational training should inquire directly with the school about what is currently offered.
The district brief did not turn up any recent changes of note, such as boundary adjustments, new facilities, or program launches, that would affect a family’s decision. The school operates as a standard public high school; it is not a charter or magnet school.
For a family considering Frederic Remington High, the picture is one of a very small rural high school serving a community that is stable but not growing. The student body is not very diverse, and economic need is present for a notable share of families. The lack of testing data and graduation rate in this profile means a parent will need to gather that information directly to assess academic performance. The school’s small size may be appealing to those who want a close-knit environment, but it also likely limits the breadth of courses and extracurriculars compared to larger schools in Wichita or El Dorado. The setting is quiet and rural, with a short drive to larger cities for shopping, employment, and cultural amenities.
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