Top Rankings
Circle School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
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 296 students in Circle School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Circle School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% 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
6 Schools
444 Schools
# Students
2,087 Students
135,097 Students
# Teachers
125 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Circle 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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#66 out of 286 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
31%
Graduation Rate
92%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.54
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
2%
2%
% Hispanic
6%
20%
% Black
3%
6%
% White
85%
65%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,349 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,257 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$30 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$32 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,349
$16,276
Spending / Student
$15,257
$17,192
Best Circle School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Circle Middle School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
14697 Sw 20th Street
Benton, KS 67017
(316) 778-1470
Benton, KS 67017
(316) 778-1470
Gr: 7-8 | 296 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
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