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Valley Center Pub School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 252 students in Valley Center Pub School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 1% of public pre schools in Kansas.
Public Preschool in Valley Center Pub School District have an average math proficiency score of 75% (versus the Kansas public pre school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 65% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public preschool average of 36% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
7 Schools
563 Schools
# Students
3,179 Students
175,366 Students
# Teachers
215 Teachers
12,675 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Valley Center Pub 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 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#61 out of 286 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
31%
Graduation Rate
88%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.55
# American Indian Students
22 Students
1,258 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
30 Students
3,742 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
494 Students
35,106 Students
% Hispanic Students
16%
20%
# Black Students
58 Students
10,873 Students
% Black Students
2%
6%
# White Students
2,397 Students
112,046 Students
% White Students
75%
64%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
394 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
176 Students
11,947 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
109
21,709
# Students in K Grade:
178
25,257
# Students in 1st Grade:
182
25,383
# Students in 2nd Grade:
206
25,757
# Students in 3rd Grade:
191
23,472
# Students in 4th Grade:
223
23,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
234
21,197
# Students in 6th Grade:
255
6,799
# Students in 7th Grade:
272
1,086
# Students in 8th Grade:
237
1,161
# Students in 9th Grade:
327
56
# Students in 10th Grade:
255
66
# Students in 11th Grade:
239
65
# Students in 12th Grade:
250
74
# Ungraded Students:
21
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District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,094 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,828 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$42 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$38 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,094
$16,276
Spending / Student
$11,828
$17,192
Best Valley Center Pub School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Abilene Elementary School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
522 N Abilene
Valley Center, KS 67147
(316) 755-7020
Valley Center, KS 67147
(316) 755-7020
Grades: PK-3
| 252 students
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