School district · Kansas

Baxter Springs

Baxter Springs in Kansas: 4 public schools with 865 students and 11.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,651 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
865
Students per teacher
11.8
KS 13.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,651
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)
73.4
Counselors (FTE)
3.5
Students per counselor
247
KS 395 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.9
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%

63%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 94% of school districts in Kansas

Median 46% · 261 school districts compared

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

Math

Kansas: 40%

59%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 93% of school districts in Kansas

Median 40% · 261 school districts compared

335 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
$10.5K15
$10.1K16
$10.5K17
$12.0K18
$12.6K19
$13.1K20
$13.2K21
$14.0K22
$15.0K23
$15.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
15% · $2.3M
State
73% · $11.6M
Local
12% · $2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,721
Support services
$5,317
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$685K
Long-term debt
$4.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
3–622312.064%60%
Pre-K–224515.3——
7–1236111.360%59%
USD 508 eAcademyFully virtual
7–1236———

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
1108 Military Ave, Baxter Springs, KS 66713
Phone
(620)856-2375
Website