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Trego County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 280 students in Trego County 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 Trego County 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 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
443 Schools
# Students
401 Students
135,094 Students
# Teachers
35 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Trego County 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 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#194 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
31%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥80%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.17
0.54
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
5%
20%
% Black
n/a
6%
% White
91%
65%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,923 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,284. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,796 is higher than the state median of $17,200. The school district spending/student has grown by 76% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,923
$16,284
Spending / Student
$23,796
$17,200
Best Trego County School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Trego Grade School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
612 Junction Avenue
Wakeeney, KS 67672
(785) 743-2472
Wakeeney, KS 67672
(785) 743-2472
Gr: PK-8 | 280 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 10%
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