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Barber County North 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 is 1 public preschool serving 276 students in Barber County North School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Kansas.
Public Preschool in Barber County North School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Kansas public pre school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public preschool average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
2 Schools
579 Schools
# Students
495 Students
178,671 Students
# Teachers
44 Teachers
13,257 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Barber County North 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 80% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#153 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
36%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.53
# American Indian Students
5 Students
1,220 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
3,553 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
22 Students
34,163 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
19%
# Black Students
7 Students
11,446 Students
% Black Students
1%
7%
# White Students
439 Students
116,696 Students
% White Students
89%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
411 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
21 Students
11,182 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
46
19,640
# Students in K Grade:
37
27,361
# Students in 1st Grade:
31
25,888
# Students in 2nd Grade:
35
25,969
# Students in 3rd Grade:
24
24,307
# Students in 4th Grade:
34
23,936
# Students in 5th Grade:
31
21,698
# Students in 6th Grade:
38
7,142
# Students in 7th Grade:
38
1,260
# Students in 8th Grade:
39
1,225
# Students in 9th Grade:
40
70
# Students in 10th Grade:
41
60
# Students in 11th Grade:
29
56
# Students in 12th Grade:
32
59
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,499 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,220. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,640 is less than the state median of $17,133. The school district spending/student has grown by 22% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,499
$16,220
Spending / Student
$16,640
$17,133
Best Barber County North School District Public Preschools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Medicine Lodge Grade School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
320 N Walnut St.
Medicine Lodge, KS 67104
(620) 886-5608
Medicine Lodge, KS 67104
(620) 886-5608
Grades: PK-6
| 276 students
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