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Chanute School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 393 students in Chanute School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Chanute School District have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 22% 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
3 Schools
444 Schools
# Students
1,709 Students
135,097 Students
# Teachers
104 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Chanute School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#203 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
31%
Graduation Rate
92%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.34
0.54
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
10%
20%
% Black
1%
6%
% White
81%
65%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,832 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,622 is higher than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$27 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$30 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,832
$16,276
Spending / Student
$17,622
$17,192
Best Chanute School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Royster Middle School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
400 W Main
Chanute, KS 66720
(620) 432-2520
Chanute, KS 66720
(620) 432-2520
Gr: 6-8 | 393 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 22%
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