School district · Kansas

Otis-Bison

Otis-Bison in Kansas: 3 public schools with 172 students and 7.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,419 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
172
Students per teacher
7.9
KS 13.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,419
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)
21.7
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
KS 395 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.3
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%

Not published: too few students tested.

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

KAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Kansas: 40%

Not published: too few students tested.

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

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
$11.9K15
$12.4K16
$12.6K17
$11.6K18
$12.8K19
$14.3K20
$15.6K21
$16.0K22
$15.9K23
$18.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
18% · $867K
State
61% · $3M
Local
22% · $1.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,980
Support services
$6,463
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.1M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–5736.965%32%
Otis Bison AcademyFully virtual
6–1218———
6–12817.3——

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
301 W. Eagle Street, Otis, KS 67565
Phone
(785)387-2201
Website