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Barber County North School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 246 students in Barber County North School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Kansas.
Public Preschool in Barber County North School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Kansas public pre school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public preschool average of 36% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
2 Schools
563 Schools
# Students
473 Students
175,366 Students
# Teachers
44 Teachers
12,675 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Barber County North 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 90% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#193 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.55
# American Indian Students
4 Students
1,258 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
3,742 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
24 Students
35,106 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
20%
# Black Students
5 Students
10,873 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
419 Students
112,046 Students
% White Students
89%
64%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
394 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
20 Students
11,947 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
38
21,709
# Students in K Grade:
28
25,257
# Students in 1st Grade:
31
25,383
# Students in 2nd Grade:
34
25,757
# Students in 3rd Grade:
24
23,472
# Students in 4th Grade:
34
23,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
22
21,197
# Students in 6th Grade:
35
6,799
# Students in 7th Grade:
35
1,086
# Students in 8th Grade:
39
1,161
# Students in 9th Grade:
39
56
# Students in 10th Grade:
36
66
# Students in 11th Grade:
37
65
# Students in 12th Grade:
41
74
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,220 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,414 is higher than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,220
$16,276
Spending / Student
$17,414
$17,192
Best Barber County North School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Medicine Lodge Grade School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
320 N Walnut St.
Medicine Lodge, KS 67104
(620) 886-5608
Medicine Lodge, KS 67104
(620) 886-5608
Grades: PK-6
| 246 students
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