Northern Valley Unified School District 212

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Almena-District 4 Township, Almena, Long Island Township, Prairie View Township, Long Island, Granite Township and Dayton Township, and parts of Center-District 1 Township, Solomon-District 3 Township, Freedom Township and Walnut Township.

Students

150

Schools

Spent per student

$20,038

KS $14,966

Students per teacher

8:1

Free or reduced lunch

59%

The gist

What stands out about Northern Valley Unified School District 212

School Grade B: better than 56% of Kansas districts
Spends 34% more per student than the KS average
8 students per teacher
Enrollment up 5.6% since 2020

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Talmage.

PK–1Kennedy ElemAbilene Unified School District 435

2–3McKinley ElemAbilene Unified School District 435

6–8Abilene Middle SchoolAbilene Unified School District 435

9–12Abilene High SchoolAbilene Unified School District 435

Test scores vs. KS

2020–21

Math proficiency32%

State average 27.9%

Reading / language arts34.5%

State average 35.5%

Graduation rate 87% at Abilene Unified School District 435, which runs the high school (state 88%) · class of 2020.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024

$20,038 per student · 34% above KS

Spending

Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 41%Other 6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 55%Federal 9%

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

Enrollment over time

142’20

161’21

156’22

159’23

150’24

Up 5.6% since 2020.

Students

White 91%Hispanic 4%Black 4%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools.

Almena Elem

Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Almena

A+

78 students10:1

Long Island Middle School

Middle · Grades 5–8 · Long Island

B−

31 students6:1

Northern Valley High

High · Grades 9–12 · Almena

41 students6:1

Towns served

Almena-District 4 Township 703Almena 523Long Island Township 223Prairie View Township 179Long Island 136Granite Township 28 Dayton Township 9

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Logan Unified School District 326Beaver Township, Logan Township, Pioneer Township

$20,597per student

Phillipsburg Unified School District 325Glenwood Township, Greenwood Township, Mound Township

$15,250per student

Graham County Unified School District 281Graham Township, Pioneer Township

$17,246per student

Norton Community Schools Unified School District 211Highland-District 2 Township

$13,574per 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.