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Western Plains 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 2024 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 99 students in Western Plains 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 Schools in Western Plains School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 26% 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
123 Students
141,425 Students
# Teachers
16 Teachers
10,414 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
District Rank
Western Plains 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 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#267 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
36%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.40
0.54
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,159 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
3,603 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
30 Students
28,490 Students
% Hispanic Students
24%
20%
# Black Students
1 Student
8,776 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
91 Students
91,425 Students
% White Students
74%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
285 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
7,687 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
16
1,185
# Students in K Grade:
9
1,652
# Students in 1st Grade:
10
1,876
# Students in 2nd Grade:
12
1,933
# Students in 3rd Grade:
8
2,059
# Students in 4th Grade:
11
2,515
# Students in 5th Grade:
13
4,252
# Students in 6th Grade:
6
26,729
# Students in 7th Grade:
9
36,432
# Students in 8th Grade:
5
37,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
3
6,450
# Students in 10th Grade:
8
6,100
# Students in 11th Grade:
3
6,047
# Students in 12th Grade:
10
6,260
# Ungraded Students:
-
767
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,065 is higher than the state median of $16,220. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,797 is higher than the state median of $17,133. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,065
$16,220
Spending / Student
$21,797
$17,133
Best Western Plains School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Western Plains North Elementary School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
100 School St.
Ransom, KS 67572
(785) 731-2352
Ransom, KS 67572
(785) 731-2352
Grades: PK-8
| 60 students
Rank: #22.
Western Plains South Elem/jr High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
310 W. Burgess
Bazine, KS 67516
(785) 398-2535
Bazine, KS 67516
(785) 398-2535
Grades: PK-8
| 39 students
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