School district · Kansas

Valley Center Pub Sch

Valley Center Pub Sch in Kansas: 7 public schools with 3,177 students and 14.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,850 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
3,177
Students per teacher
14.0
KS 13.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,850
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)
227
Counselors (FTE)
9.3
Students per counselor
342
KS 395 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
5.0
Librarians (FTE): 4.8

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%

52%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 74% of school districts in Kansas

Median 46% · 261 school districts compared

1,456 students tested, grades 3–8 · KAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Kansas: 40%

45%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 67% of school districts in Kansas

Median 40% · 261 school districts compared

1,456 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
$8.8K15
$8.3K16
$8.4K17
$8.9K18
$9.4K19
$9.8K20
$10.4K21
$14.4K22
$14.6K23
$15.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.2% · $3.8M
State
62% · $37.8M
Local
32% · $19.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,880
Support services
$5,425
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.7M
Long-term debt
$60M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–325413.788%74%
4–544313.255%53%
K–326411.468%50%
K–332512.260%54%
6–880215.146%38%
The Learning CenterFully virtual
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9–121,01114.7——

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
143 S. Meridian, Valley Center, KS 67147
Phone
(316)755-7000
Website