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Salina South Middle School

2015 Simmons

Tel: (785)309-3900

Salina South Middle School serves 767 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the KS average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 38% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 35%.
Salina South Middle School operates within the Salina School District.

The student population of 767 students has declined by 6% over five years.
The teacher population of 62 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 12:1 has decreased from 13:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.55 is more than the state average of 0.31. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(KS) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	12:1	14:1

American Indian	n/a	1%

Asian	3%	3%

Hispanic	25%	19%

Black	3%	7%

White	62%	65%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	7%	5%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.55	0.31

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	44%	40%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	16%	10%

Salina School District's student population of 7,109 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $13,606 in this district is less than the state average of $13,712. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $13,383 is less than the state average of $14,121. The district spending/student has grown by 15% over four years.

School District Name	Salina School District
Number of Schools Managed	12	3
Number of Students Managed	7,109	531

District Total Revenue	$99 MM	$7 MM

District Spending	$98 MM	$8 MM

District Revenue / Student	$13,606	$13,712

District Spending / Student	$13,383	$14,121

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores