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Smith Center 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 10%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 196 students in Smith Center School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Smith Center School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% 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
2 Schools
449 Schools
# Students
468 Students
141,425 Students
# Teachers
33 Teachers
10,414 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Smith Center School District, which is ranked within the top 50% 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% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#130 out of 286 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.14
0.54
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,159 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
3,603 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
6 Students
28,490 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
20%
# Black Students
6 Students
8,776 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
434 Students
91,425 Students
% White Students
93%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
285 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
21 Students
7,687 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
33
1,185
# Students in K Grade:
57
1,652
# Students in 1st Grade:
31
1,876
# Students in 2nd Grade:
21
1,933
# Students in 3rd Grade:
35
2,059
# Students in 4th Grade:
26
2,515
# Students in 5th Grade:
36
4,252
# Students in 6th Grade:
33
26,729
# Students in 7th Grade:
29
36,432
# Students in 8th Grade:
36
37,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
26
6,450
# Students in 10th Grade:
37
6,100
# Students in 11th Grade:
33
6,047
# Students in 12th Grade:
35
6,260
# Ungraded Students:
-
767
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,237 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,226. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,284 is less than the state median of $17,139. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,237
$16,226
Spending / Student
$15,284
$17,139
Best Smith Center School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Smith Center Jr Sr High School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
300 Roger Barta Way
Smith Center, KS 66967
(785) 282-6609
Smith Center, KS 66967
(785) 282-6609
Grades: 7-12
| 196 students
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