School district · Kansas

Kaw Valley

Kaw Valley in Kansas: 4 public schools with 1,100 students and 10.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,155 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,100
Students per teacher
10.8
KS 13.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,155
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)
102
Counselors (FTE)
3.2
Students per counselor
344
KS 395 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.8

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%

49%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 63% of school districts in Kansas

Median 46% · 261 school districts compared

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

Math

Kansas: 40%

43%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 61% of school districts in Kansas

Median 40% · 261 school districts compared

445 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
$10.8K15
$10.6K16
$11.4K17
$12.1K18
$12.6K19
$13.2K20
$14.3K21
$14.6K22
$15.5K23
$17.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
8.8% · $2M
State
48% · $11M
Local
43% · $9.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,105
Support services
$5,105
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$966K
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–632113.242%46%
Pre-K–628011.559%47%
7–122539.452%39%
7–122469.542%35%

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
411 West Lasley, St. Marys, KS 66536
Phone
(785)437-2254
Website