For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 700 students in Atchison School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Kansas.
Public Preschool in Atchison School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Kansas public pre school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Kansas public preschool average of 36% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
4 Schools
563 Schools
# Students
1,476 Students
175,366 Students
# Teachers
125 Teachers
12,675 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Atchison School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 65-69% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#251 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
29%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
32%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
31%

Graduation Rate
65-69%
89%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.45
0.55
# American Indian Students
9 Students
1,258 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
5 Students
3,742 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
76 Students
35,106 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
20%
# Black Students
121 Students
10,873 Students
% Black Students
8%
6%
# White Students
1,073 Students
112,046 Students
% White Students
73%
64%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
394 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
191 Students
11,947 Students
% of Two or more races Students
13%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
80
21,709
# Students in K Grade:
96
25,257
# Students in 1st Grade:
109
25,383
# Students in 2nd Grade:
96
25,757
# Students in 3rd Grade:
111
23,472
# Students in 4th Grade:
117
23,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
91
21,197
# Students in 6th Grade:
99
6,799
# Students in 7th Grade:
98
1,086
# Students in 8th Grade:
105
1,161
# Students in 9th Grade:
116
56
# Students in 10th Grade:
119
66
# Students in 11th Grade:
118
65
# Students in 12th Grade:
119
74
# Ungraded Students:
2
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District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,721 is higher than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,509 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$25 MM
$7,774 MM

Spending
$23 MM
$8,211 MM

Revenue / Student
$16,721
$16,276

Spending / Student
$15,509
$17,192

Best Atchison School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Atchison Elementary School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
825 N 17th Street
Atchison, KS 66002
(913) 367-1161
Atchison, KS 66002
(913) 367-1161
Grades: PK-5
| 700 students
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