School district · Kansas

Abilene

Abilene in Kansas: 6 public schools with 1,476 students and 13.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,372 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
1,476
Students per teacher
13.0
KS 13.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,372
KS $14.9K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
114
Counselors (FTE)
3.6
Students per counselor
404
KS 395 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.3
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Kansas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Kansas: 46%

48%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 60% of school districts in Kansas

Median 46% · 261 school districts compared

655 students tested, grades 3–8 · KAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Kansas: 40%

34%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 70% of school districts in Kansas

Median 40% · 261 school districts compared

655 students tested, grades 3–8 · KAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.0K15
$9.1K16
$9.1K17
$11.3K18
$10.2K19
$11.0K20
$11.4K21
$12.4K22
$12.7K23
$13.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.3% · $2.2M
State
71% · $16.7M
Local
20% · $4.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,231
Support services
$4,453
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.2M
Long-term debt
$21.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
4–521815.941%32%
Pre-K–127616.7——
2–319613.153%34%
6–831912.451%35%
9–1244310.7——
7–1224———

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
213 N. Broadway, Abilene, KS 67410
Phone
(785)263-2630
Website