Girard School District

415 North Summit
Girard, KS 66743-1128
(District boundaries shown in map)
8/
10
Top 30%

Top Rankings

Girard 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 10%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 214 students in Girard 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 Girard School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% 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
448 Schools
# Students
1,019 Students
141,425 Students
# Teachers
63 Teachers
10,414 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1

District Rank

Girard 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 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
This School District
State Average (KS)
#62 out of 286 school districts
(Top 30%)
This chart display the overall district rank of Girard  School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
32%
28%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Girard  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
44%
36%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Girard  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
90-94%
86%
This chart display public school graduation rate of Girard  School District and public school graduation rate of KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.24
0.54
# American Indian Students
10 Students
1,159 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
3 Students
3,603 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
55 Students
28,490 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
20%
# Black Students
14 Students
8,776 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
888 Students
91,425 Students
% White Students
87%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
285 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
47 Students
7,687 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
50
1,185
# Students in K Grade:
78
1,652
# Students in 1st Grade:
72
1,876
# Students in 2nd Grade:
76
1,933
# Students in 3rd Grade:
64
2,059
# Students in 4th Grade:
61
2,515
# Students in 5th Grade:
76
4,252
# Students in 6th Grade:
68
26,729
# Students in 7th Grade:
83
36,432
# Students in 8th Grade:
63
37,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
86
6,450
# Students in 10th Grade:
75
6,100
# Students in 11th Grade:
86
6,047
# Students in 12th Grade:
81
6,260
# Ungraded Students:
-
767

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $16,178 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,220. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,086 is less than the state median of $17,133. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
This School District
This State (KS)
Total Revenue
$17 MM
$7,774 MM
This chart display total revenue of Girard  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$15 MM
$8,211 MM
This chart display total spending of Girard  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$16,178
$16,220
This chart display average revenue per public school student in Girard  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$15,086
$17,133
This chart display average spending per public school student in Girard  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Girard School District Public Middle Schools (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Girard Middle School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
415 North Summit
Girard, KS 66743
(620) 724-4114
Grades: 6-8
| 214 students

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Quick Stats (2024)

  • District size: 3 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,019 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 16:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 13%
  • : 90-94% (Top 10% in KS)
  • : Top 30%
  • : 32% (Top 30%)
  • : 44% (Top 20%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), KS Dept. of Education

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