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Easton Unified School District 449
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves High Prairie, Kickapoo, Easton, Alexandria and Easton.
Students
685
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,923
KS $14,966
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Debt
$2.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Easton Unified School District 449
- School Grade A: better than 92% of Kansas districts
- Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts above the state
- Spends 7% less per student than the KS average
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 5.4% since 2020
- Debt of $2.5M, about $3,715 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Junction.
PK–84 schoolsSanta Fe Trail Unified School District 434
83 middle schoolsSanta Fe Trail Unified School District 434
9–123 high schoolsSanta Fe Trail Unified School District 434
Test scores vs. KS
2020–21Math proficiency45%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 35.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 88% · small group: the state reports 90–100%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,923 per student · 7% below KS
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 32%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 70%Federal 3%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
650’20
658’21
645’22
674’23
685’24
Up 5.4% since 2020.
Students
White 90%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 4%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377Mount Pleasant, Walnut
$16,591per student
Lansing Unified School District 469Delaware, Lansing
$13,637per student
Atchison Public Schools Unified School District 409Walnut
$15,690per student
Fort Leavenworth Unified School District 207Leavenworth
$16,874per 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.