Top Rankings
Centre School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 536 students in Centre School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle Schools in Centre School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 26% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 31% 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
536 Students
136,665 Students
# Teachers
24 Teachers
9,867 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
District Rank
Centre 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 70-79% has stayed relatively flat 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)
25-29%
31%
Graduation Rate
70-79%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.49
0.53
# American Indian Students
10 Students
1,143 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
1%
# Asian Students
4 Students
3,457 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
90 Students
26,632 Students
% Hispanic Students
17%
19%
# Black Students
57 Students
8,046 Students
% Black Students
11%
6%
# White Students
369 Students
89,521 Students
% White Students
69%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
304 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
3 Students
7,562 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
23
1,265
# Students in K Grade:
15
1,491
# Students in 1st Grade:
19
1,805
# Students in 2nd Grade:
14
1,791
# Students in 3rd Grade:
18
1,920
# Students in 4th Grade:
21
2,242
# Students in 5th Grade:
16
4,122
# Students in 6th Grade:
23
26,306
# Students in 7th Grade:
19
36,318
# Students in 8th Grade:
20
36,755
# Students in 9th Grade:
28
5,549
# Students in 10th Grade:
20
5,489
# Students in 11th Grade:
40
5,429
# Students in 12th Grade:
28
5,425
# Ungraded Students:
232
758
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,362 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $9,961 is less than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,362
$16,113
Spending / Student
$9,961
$17,019
Best Centre School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Centre
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
2374 310th Street
Lost Springs, KS 66859
(785) 983-4321
Lost Springs, KS 66859
(785) 983-4321
Grades: PK-12
| 198 students
Rank: #22.
Kansas Online Learning Program
Magnet School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
2374 310th
Lost Springs, KS 66859
(785) 983-4304
Lost Springs, KS 66859
(785) 983-4304
Grades: K-12
| 338 students
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