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Buhler School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 701 students in Buhler School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle Schools in Buhler School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
7 Schools
444 Schools
# Students
2,534 Students
135,097 Students
# Teachers
138 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Buhler School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#66 out of 286 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
31%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.26
0.54
# American Indian Students
7 Students
1,123 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
6 Students
3,384 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
250 Students
26,977 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
20%
# Black Students
46 Students
7,995 Students
% Black Students
2%
6%
# White Students
2,166 Students
87,589 Students
% White Students
86%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
9 Students
288 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
50 Students
7,741 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
165
1,187
# Students in K Grade:
162
1,373
# Students in 1st Grade:
166
1,723
# Students in 2nd Grade:
175
1,821
# Students in 3rd Grade:
154
1,853
# Students in 4th Grade:
187
2,318
# Students in 5th Grade:
189
3,889
# Students in 6th Grade:
193
26,331
# Students in 7th Grade:
170
35,096
# Students in 8th Grade:
190
36,357
# Students in 9th Grade:
218
5,226
# Students in 10th Grade:
179
5,637
# Students in 11th Grade:
194
5,522
# Students in 12th Grade:
182
5,409
# Ungraded Students:
10
1,355
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,776 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,234 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$29 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,776
$16,276
Spending / Student
$11,234
$17,192
Best Buhler School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Prairie Hills Middle School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
3200 Lucille Drive
Hutchinson, KS 67502
(620) 662-6027
Hutchinson, KS 67502
(620) 662-6027
Grades: 6-8
| 519 students
Rank: #22.
Ad Astra Virtual Academy
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
406 W. 7th
Buhler, KS 67522
(620) 543-2258
Buhler, KS 67522
(620) 543-2258
Grades: K-12
| 182 students
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