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Goddard Unified School District 265
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Attica Township, Goddard, Illinois Township and Afton Township, and parts of Wichita, Garden Plain Township and Waco Township.
Students
6,344
Schools
12
Spent per student
$15,301
KS $14,966
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$95.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Goddard Unified School District 265
- School Grade A: better than 88% of Kansas districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts above the state
- 16 students per teacher
- Debt of $95.9M, about $15,121 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Chikaskia Township.
PK–53 elementary schoolsKingman-Norwich Unified School District 331
6–83 middle schoolsCunningham Unified School District 332
9–123 high schoolsKingman-Norwich Unified School District 331
Test scores vs. KS
2020–21Math proficiency38%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 35.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 88%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,301 per student · 2% above KS
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 32%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 61%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
6,167’20
6,297’21
6,310’22
6,252’23
6,344’24
About steady.
Students
White 75%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 6%Black 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
12 public schools.
Apollo Elementary School
A+544 students16:1
Amelia Earhart Elementary School
A514 students14:1
Clark Davidson Elem
A−462 students15:1
Explorer Elementary School
A433 students14:1
Oak Street Elementary School K-4
A343 students13:1
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School
A−625 students19:1
Discovery Intermediate School
A−502 students16:1
Goddard Middle School
B−485 students14:1
Challenger Intermediate School
B+454 students14:1
Eisenhower High School
B991 students17:1
Goddard High
C962 students17:1
USD 265 - Goddard Virtual School
29 students
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262Kechi, Kechi Township, Park City
$15,850per student
Wichita Unified School District 259Bel Aire, Kechi, Kechi Township
$16,000per student
Andover Unified School District 385Andover, Bruno Township, Minneha Township
$7,419per student
Derby Unified School District 260Gypsum Township, Riverside Township, Salem Township
$12,578per 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.