Western Plains Unified School District 106

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns

Serves Bazine Township, Bazine, Nevada Township, Ransom, Ohio Township, Utica, Waring Township, Highpoint Township, Forrester Township and Brownell, and parts of WaKeeney Township, Ogallah Township, Collyer Township and Eden Township.

Students

127

Schools

Spent per student

$22,449

KS $14,966

Students per teacher

8:1

Free or reduced lunch

67%

The gist

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 Willowbrook.

PK–62 schoolsNickerson Unified School District 309

7–8Reno Valley Middle SchoolNickerson Unified School District 309

9–12Nickerson HighNickerson Unified School District 309

Test scores vs. KS

2020–21

Math proficiency15%

State average 27.9%

Reading / language arts24.5%

State average 35.5%

Graduation rate 87% at Nickerson Unified School District 309, 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.

Western Plains North Elem

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ransom

B−

62 students11:1

Western Plains South Elem/Jr High

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bazine

C−

31 students4:1

Western Plains High

High · Grades 9–12 · Ransom

D−

34 students8:1

Towns served

Bazine Township 567Bazine 406Nevada Township 382Ransom 279Ohio Township 226Utica 135Waring Township 61 Highpoint Township 34 Forrester Township 31 Brownell 14

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Ness City Unified School District 303Center Township, Franklin Township, Johnson Township

$16,421per student

LaCrosse Unified School District 395Alexander-Belle Prairie Township, Hampton-Fairview Township

$17,555per student

Quinter Public Schools Unified School District 293Baker Township, Larrabee Township

$17,458per student

Dighton Unified School District 482Alamota Township, White Rock Township

$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.