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Belle Plaine Unified School District 357
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Belle Plaine, Belle Plaine, London, Palestine and Harmon, and parts of Seventy-Six.
Students
554
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,445
KS $14,966
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$13.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Belle Plaine Unified School District 357
- School Grade D: better than 7% of Kansas districts
- Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
- Spends 10% more per student than the KS average
- 10 students per teacher
- Debt of $13.8M, about $24,964 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Evan.
PK–63 schoolsCheney Unified School District 268
7–83 middle schoolsCheney Unified School District 268
9–123 high schoolsCheney Unified School District 268
Test scores vs. KS
2020–21Math proficiency12%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts21%
State average 35.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 88%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$16,445 per student · 10% above KS
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 79%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
562’20
563’21
558’22
550’23
554’24
About steady.
Students
White 84%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%Black <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.