Halstead Unified School District 440

Public Regional · 7 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Halstead, Sedgwick, Eagle, Lakin, Bentley, Macon and Halstead, and parts of Newton, Valley Center, Greeley and Garden.

At a glance

786Students enrolled

3Schools

7Towns served

$13,978Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

46%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

HalsteadEagleLakinBentleyHalstead

Grades PK–3

Bentley Primary School200 students · BentleyThis district

Grades 4–8

Halstead Middle School346 students · HalsteadThis district

Grades 9–12

Halstead High240 students · HalsteadThis district

Grades PK–3

Bentley Primary School200 students · BentleyThis district

Grades 4–8

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listRenwick Unified School District 267

Grades 9–12

Andale High or Halstead High or Garden Plain HighDepends on your addressRenwick Unified School District 267

Grades PK–3

Bentley Primary School200 students · BentleyThis district

Grades 4–8

Halstead Middle School346 students · HalsteadThis district

Grades 9–12

Halstead High240 students · HalsteadThis district

Grades PK–3

Bentley Primary School200 students · BentleyThis district

Grades 4–8

Halstead Middle School346 students · HalsteadThis district

Grades 9–12

Halstead High240 students · HalsteadThis district

Grades PK–3

Bentley Primary School200 students · BentleyThis district

Grades 4–8

Halstead Middle School346 students · HalsteadThis district

Grades 9–12

Halstead High240 students · HalsteadThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs KS

Math proficiency25%

State average 27.9%

Reading / language arts31%

State average 35.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)95%

State average 88% · reported as a range, 90–100% (a small group)

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,978

per student each year · 7% below the KS average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration34%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)19%

State66%

Federal15%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

817’20

829’21

833’22

811’23

786’24

Students

White · 81%639

Hispanic · 13%103

Two or more races · 4%32

Black · 1%11

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Halstead2,516 people

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Sedgwick1,677 people

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Eagle1,291 people

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Lakin484 people

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Bentley480 people

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Macon385 people

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Halstead347 people

Also covers small parts of Newton, Valley Center, Greeley and Garden.

Schools3 in district

Bentley Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–3 · 200 students · Bentley

Halstead Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 4–8 · 346 students · Halstead

Halstead HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 240 students · Halstead

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Newton Unified School District 373Darlington · Newton · North Newton · $17,375 per student

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Burrton Unified School District 369Burrton · Lake · $22,493 per student

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Hesston Unified School District 460Emma · $13,120 per student

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Maize Unified School District 266Park · Union · $14,583 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.