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Western Plains Unified School District 106
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns
Serves Bazine, Bazine, Nevada, Ransom, Ohio, Utica, Waring, Highpoint, Forrester and Brownell, and parts of WaKeeney, Ogallah, Collyer and Eden.
Students
127
Schools
3
Spent per student
$22,449
KS $14,966
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
What stands out about Western Plains Unified School District 106
- School Grade D: better than 6% of Kansas districts
- Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
- Spends 50% more per student than the KS average
- 8 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 15.5% since 2020
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Jerome.
PK–83 schoolsQuinter Public Schools Unified School District 293
9–122 high schoolsQuinter Public Schools Unified School District 293
123 high schoolsQuinter Public Schools Unified School District 293
Test scores vs. KS
2020–21Math proficiency15%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts24.5%
State average 35.5%
Graduation rate 75% at Quinter Public Schools Unified School District 293, which runs the high school (state 88%) · class of 2020.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$22,449 per student · 50% above KS
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 35%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 59%Federal 3%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
110’20
123’21
120’22
127’23
127’24
Up 15.5% since 2020.
Students
White 67%Hispanic 28%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Ness City Unified School District 303Center, Franklin, Johnson
$16,421per student
LaCrosse Unified School District 395Alexander-Belle Prairie, Hampton-Fairview
$17,555per student
Quinter Public Schools Unified School District 293Baker, Larrabee
$17,458per student
Dighton Unified School District 482Alamota, White Rock
$17,939per 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.