School district · Kansas

Ottawa

Ottawa in Kansas: 6 public schools with 2,150 students and 11.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,282 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
2,150
Students per teacher
11.5
KS 13.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,282
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)
187
Counselors (FTE)
3.7
Students per counselor
575
KS 395 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
6.3
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%

44%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 57% of school districts in Kansas

Median 46% · 261 school districts compared

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

Math

Kansas: 40%

40%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 50% of school districts in Kansas

Median 40% · 261 school districts compared

904 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
$9.5K15
$9.8K16
$9.8K17
$10.6K18
$11.1K19
$11.8K20
$12.6K21
$13.0K22
$13.3K23
$14.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.0% · $3.8M
State
69% · $29M
Local
22% · $9.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,786
Support services
$4,914
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.4M
Long-term debt
$79M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–536811.652%46%
Pre-K–529810.146%42%
Pre-K–533311.354%54%
6–845612.338%33%
6–1268112.3——
6–12148.4——

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
1404 S Ash St, Ottawa, KS 66067
Phone
(785)229-8010
Website