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Stafford Unified School District 349
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Stafford Township, Stafford, Fairview Township, West Cooper Township, Union Township, East Cooper Township, Putnam Township and York Township, and parts of Township 6, Ohio Township and Rose Valley Township.
Students
249
Schools
2
Spent per student
$21,884
KS $14,966
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
What stands out about Stafford Unified School District 349
- School Grade D: better than 5% of Kansas districts
- Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 19 pts below the state
- Spends 46% more per student than the KS average
- 10 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 9.7% since 2020
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Green.
PK–82 schoolsClay Center Unified School District 379
9–122 high schoolsClay Center Unified School District 379
Test scores vs. KS
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 35.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)69%
State average 88% · small group: the state reports 60–79%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$21,884 per student · 46% above KS
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 37%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 66%Federal 14%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
227’20
229’21
234’22
242’23
249’24
Up 9.7% since 2020.
Students
White 82%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
St. John-Hudson Unified School District 350Albano Township, Byron Township, Hayes Township
$15,527per student
Fairfield Unified School District 310Grove Township, Hayes Township, Miami Township
$20,077per student
Chase-Raymond Unified School District 401Bell Township, Hayes Township
$23,039per student
Ellinwood Public Schools Unified School District 355Byron Township, Comanche Township
$16,448per 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.