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Labette County Unified School District 506
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 16 towns
Serves Parsons, Mount Pleasant Township, Osage Township, Altamont, Mound Valley Township, North Township, Liberty Township, Elm Grove Township, Fairview Township, Mound Valley, Edna, Hackberry Township, Howard Township, Canada Township, Bartlett and Labette, and parts of Neosho Township and Montana Township.
Students
1,528
Schools
7
Spent per student
$13,681
KS $14,966
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$1.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Labette County Unified School District 506
- School Grade A: better than 89% of Kansas districts
- Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts above the state
- Spends 9% less per student than the KS average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $1.4M, about $884 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Codell.
PK–6Plainville ElemPlainville Unified School District 270
7–12Plainville HighPlainville Unified School District 270
Test scores vs. KS
2020–21Math proficiency36%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 35.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 88%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,681 per student · 9% below KS
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 34%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 70%Federal 17%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,506’20
1,586’21
1,557’22
1,518’23
1,528’24
About steady.
Students
White 85%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Black 1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
7 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Cherryvale Unified School District 447Cherry Township, Drum Creek Township, Liberty Township
$16,337per student
Cherokee Unified School District 247Lincoln Township, Osage Township, Sheridan Township
$18,720per student
Chetopa-St. Paul Unified School District 505Lincoln Township, Oswego Township
$16,495per student
Coffeyville Unified School District 445Cherokee Township, Liberty Township
$14,533per 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.