School district · Kansas

Central Plains

Central Plains in Kansas: 4 public schools with 1,225 students and 25.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $8,148 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,225
Students per teacher
25.7
KS 13.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$8,148
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)
47.6
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
613
KS 395 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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%

56%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 84% of school districts in Kansas

Median 46% · 261 school districts compared

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

Math

Kansas: 40%

48%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 78% of school districts in Kansas

Median 40% · 261 school districts compared

197 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
$12.8K15
$12.1K16
$12.8K17
$13.3K18
$12.8K19
$14.1K20
$13.2K21
$19.3K22
$5.3K23
$8.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.5% · $493K
State
71% · $7.7M
Local
25% · $2.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$5,184
Support services
$2,642
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$965K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–622911.966%64%
Pre-K–6746.452%36%
9–12770———
7–121529.936%23%

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
406 Main, Claflin, KS 67525
Phone
(620)588-4200
Website