Top Rankings
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 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 183 students in Smith Center School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, 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 22% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 36% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
2 Schools
438 Schools
# Students
436 Students
133,160 Students
# Teachers
40 Teachers
9,954 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#107 out of 286 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Showing 2013–2023. View full 14-year historical data
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
31%
Showing 2012–2023. View full 14-year historical data
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
32%
Showing 2011–2022. View full 13-year historical data
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
31%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥90%
89%
Showing 2013–2022. View full 12-year historical data
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)17.5%
24.2%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.54
Showing 2014–2023. View full 35-year historical data
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
1%
20%
Showing 2014–2023. View full 22-year historical data
% Black
2%
6%
Showing 2009–2023. View full 34-year historical data
% White
90%
64%
Showing 2014–2023. View full 36-year historical data
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
6%
Showing 2014–2023. View full 11-year historical data
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,259 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,587. The school district revenue/student has grown by 23% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,674 is less than the state median of $17,750. The school district spending/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$8,867 MM
Showing 2014–2023. View full 34-year historical data
Spending
$7 MM
$8,468 MM
Showing 2014–2023. View full 34-year historical data
Revenue / Student
$18,259
$18,587
Showing 2014–2023. View full 34-year historical data
Spending / Student
$16,674
$17,750
Showing 2014–2023. View full 34-year historical data
Best Smith Center School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Smith Center Jr Sr High School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
300 Roger Barta Way
Smith Center, KS 66967
(785) 282-6609
Smith Center, KS 66967
(785) 282-6609
Gr: 7-12 | 183 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 10%
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