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Osage City Unified School District 420
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Osage City, Superior, Grant, Barclay and Dragoon, and parts of Olivet and Arvonia.
Students
692
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,089
KS $14,966
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$4.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Osage City Unified School District 420
- School Grade A: better than 86% of Kansas districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts above the state
- 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6.4% since 2020
- Debt of $4.9M, about $7,013 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Alma.
PK–5Wabaunsee Elementary SchoolWabaunsee Unified School District 329
6–8Wabaunsee Junior HighWabaunsee Unified School District 329
9–12Wabaunsee Sr HighWabaunsee Unified School District 329
Test scores vs. KS
2020–21Math proficiency38%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 35.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 88% · small group: the state reports 90–100%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,089 per student · 1% above KS
Spending
Classroom instruction 70%Support & administration 26%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 76%Federal 8%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
739’20
731’21
724’22
704’23
692’24
Down 6.4% since 2020.
Students
White 89%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
North Lyon County Unified School District 251Jackson, Reading, Waterloo
$18,709per student
Lebo-Waverly Unified School District 243Key West, Lincoln
$17,412per student
Mission Valley Unified School District 330Burlingame, Waterloo
$16,403per student
Lyndon Unified School District 421Valley Brook
$15,798per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.