Circle High School (Towanda, Kansas)

Circle High School
Address
905 Main Street Towanda , (Butler County) , Kansas 67144 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Circle USD 375
Principal	Matthew Carroll
Staff	31.80 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment	605 [1]  (2023-24)
Student to teacher ratio	19.03 [1]
Color(s)	Blue and gold [2]
Nickname	Thunderbirds [2]
Website	Circle High School

Circle High School is a public high school in Towanda, Kansas, United States, and located at 905 Main Street. It is operated by Circle USD 375 school district. The school mascot is the Thunderbird. Blue and gold are the school colors. ^[3]

History

In 2013 a bond measure passed to build a new high school building to expand the 1962 building. The school's population outgrew that building. ^[4]

In 2025, Mom's Pantry, a food charity, started at the school. ^[5]

In 2025, the school had about 600 students in grades 9-12. The school is categorized as distant rural. About 90 percent of the student body was white. It had a 93 percent graduation rate. ^[6]

Notable alumni

• Jordan Phillips, football player ^{[7] [8]}

See also

• Schools portal
• Kansas portal
• Education portal

• List of high schools in Kansas
• List of unified school districts in Kansas

References

1. "Circle High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
2. "Circle High School". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
3. https://www.maxpreps.com/ks/towanda/circle-thunderbirds/
4. https://amp.kansas.com/news/article1107478.html
5. https://www.kake.com/features/wins-for-kansas/wins-for-kansas-mom-s-pantry-to-help-feed-butler-county-families/article_27577b95-2534-4243-ad31-e54ef15b858a.html
6. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/kansas/districts/circle/circle-high-school-8181
7. https://www.catchitkansas.com/content/news/Circle-grad-rushes-to-NFL-377969221.html
8. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PhilJo01.htm

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