C−

South Brown County Unified School District 430

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Horton, Powhattan, Mission, Washington, Everest, Powhattan and Willis, and parts of Grasshopper.

Students

524

Schools

Spent per student

$16,742

KS $14,966

Students per teacher

12:1

Free or reduced lunch

62%

Debt

$7.0M

fiscal 2024

The gist

What stands out about South Brown County Unified School District 430

School Grade C−: better than 23% of Kansas districts
Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
Spends 12% more per student than the KS average
12 students per teacher
Enrollment up 9.6% since 2020
Debt of $7.0M, about $13,359 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

2020–21

Math proficiency28%

State average 27.9%

Reading / language arts26%

State average 35.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)84%

State average 88%

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024

$16,742 per student · 12% above KS

Spending

Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 30%Other 4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 66%Federal 12%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time

478’20

523’21

548’22

528’23

524’24

Up 9.6% since 2020.

Students

White 70%American Indian/Alaska Native 14%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 4%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools.

Horton Elem

Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Horton

226 students14:1

Everest Middle

Middle · Grades 5–8 · Everest

C+

151 students11:1

Horton High

High · Grades 9–12 · Horton

147 students10:1

Towns served

Horton 1,610Powhattan 767Mission 641Washington 478Everest 356Powhattan 74 Willis 35

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377Benton, Kapioma, Lancaster

$16,591per student

Hiawatha Unified School District 415Hiawatha, Robinson, Walnut

$15,351per student

Prairie Hills Unified School District 113Capioma, Granada, Walnut

$15,311per student

Doniphan West Unified School District 111Union, Wolf River

$16,505per 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.