B−
Barber County North Unified School District 254
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 17 towns
Serves Medicine Lodge, Medicine Lodge, Township 11, Elm Mills, Sharon, Sharon, Valley, Isabel, Sun City, Sun City, Moore, Mingona, Eagle, McAdoo, Deerhead, Lake City and Turkey Creek, and parts of Township 12, Hazelton and Aetna.
Students
477
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,142
KS $14,966
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
What stands out about Barber County North Unified School District 254
- School Grade B−: better than 45% of Kansas districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts above the state
- Spends 15% more per student than the KS average
- 10 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 7% since 2020
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Alta.
PK–53 elementary schoolsBuhler Unified School District 313
6–122 schoolsBuhler Unified School District 313
122 high schoolsBuhler Unified School District 313
Test scores vs. KS
2020–21Math proficiency28%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts33%
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$17,142 per student · 15% above KS
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 65%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
446’20
495’21
478’22
473’23
477’24
Up 7% since 2020.
Students
White 91%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
South Barber Unified School District 255Elwood, Kiowa, Township 2
$19,382per student
Cunningham Unified School District 332Kingman, Liberty, Rural
$16,757per student
Skyline Schools Unified School District 438Township 10, Township 7, Township 9
$17,313per student
Comanche County Unified School District 300Coldwater, Powell
$18,699per 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.