Top Rankings
Burrton 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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 89 students in Burrton School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Burrton School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
2 Schools
445 Schools
# Students
163 Students
136,665 Students
# Teachers
19 Teachers
9,867 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
District Rank
Burrton 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 80% has increased from 50% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#214 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤10%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.53
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,143 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
3,457 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
17 Students
26,632 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
19%
# Black Students
4 Students
8,046 Students
% Black Students
3%
6%
# White Students
134 Students
89,521 Students
% White Students
82%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
304 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
5 Students
7,562 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
10
1,265
# Students in K Grade:
11
1,491
# Students in 1st Grade:
8
1,805
# Students in 2nd Grade:
8
1,791
# Students in 3rd Grade:
12
1,920
# Students in 4th Grade:
12
2,242
# Students in 5th Grade:
13
4,122
# Students in 6th Grade:
6
26,306
# Students in 7th Grade:
13
36,318
# Students in 8th Grade:
8
36,755
# Students in 9th Grade:
17
5,549
# Students in 10th Grade:
24
5,489
# Students in 11th Grade:
13
5,429
# Students in 12th Grade:
8
5,425
# Ungraded Students:
-
758
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,767 is higher than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has grown by 51% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $26,202 is higher than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has grown by 60% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,767
$16,113
Spending / Student
$26,202
$17,019
Best Burrton School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Burrton Middle School High School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
105 E Lincoln
Burrton, KS 67020
(620) 463-3860
Burrton, KS 67020
(620) 463-3860
Grades: 6-12
| 89 students
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