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Osage City Unified School District 420
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Osage City, Superior, Grant, Barclay and Dragoon, and parts of Olivet and Arvonia.
Students
692
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,089
KS $14,966
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$4.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Osage City Unified School District 420
- School Grade A: better than 86% of Kansas districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts above the state
- 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6.4% since 2020
- Debt of $4.9M, about $7,013 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Wheaton.
PK–5Onaga ElemOnaga-Havensville-Wheaton Unified School District 322
6–8Onaga Middle SchoolOnaga-Havensville-Wheaton Unified School District 322
9–12Onaga Senior HighOnaga-Havensville-Wheaton Unified School District 322
Test scores vs. KS
2020–21Math proficiency38%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts41%
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$15,089 per student · 1% above KS
Spending
Classroom instruction 70%Support & administration 26%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 76%Federal 8%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
739’20
731’21
724’22
704’23
692’24
Down 6.4% since 2020.
Students
White 89%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
North Lyon County Unified School District 251Jackson, Reading, Waterloo
$18,709per student
Lebo-Waverly Unified School District 243Key West, Lincoln
$17,412per student
Mission Valley Unified School District 330Burlingame, Waterloo
$16,403per student
Lyndon Unified School District 421Valley Brook
$15,798per 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.