Cheney School District

100 W 6th Ave.
Cheney, KS 67025
(District boundaries shown in map)
10/
10
Top 5%

Top Rankings

Cheney School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 176 students in Cheney School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Cheney School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% 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
3 Schools
445 Schools
# Students
840 Students
136,665 Students
# Teachers
59 Teachers
9,867 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1

District Rank

Cheney School District, which is ranked within the top 5% 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 90-94% has increased from 90% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (KS)
#6 out of 286 school districts
(Top 5%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Cheney  School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
55%
29%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Cheney  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
52%
32%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Cheney  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
45-49%
31%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Cheney  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
90-94%
89%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Cheney  School District and public school graduation rate of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.20
0.53
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,143 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
3,457 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
55 Students
26,632 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
19%
# Black Students
5 Students
8,046 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
752 Students
89,521 Students
% White Students
89%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
304 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
24 Students
7,562 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
6%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
62
1,265
# Students in K Grade:
47
1,491
# Students in 1st Grade:
54
1,805
# Students in 2nd Grade:
63
1,791
# Students in 3rd Grade:
59
1,920
# Students in 4th Grade:
67
2,242
# Students in 5th Grade:
66
4,122
# Students in 6th Grade:
61
26,306
# Students in 7th Grade:
54
36,318
# Students in 8th Grade:
61
36,755
# Students in 9th Grade:
58
5,549
# Students in 10th Grade:
67
5,489
# Students in 11th Grade:
63
5,429
# Students in 12th Grade:
58
5,425
# Ungraded Students:
-
758

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $13,958 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 $12,381 is less than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (KS)
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$7,774 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Cheney  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$10 MM
$8,211 MM
This chart displays total spending of Cheney  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$13,958
$16,113
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Cheney  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$12,381
$17,019
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Cheney  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Cheney School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cheney Middle School 6-8
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
715 N. Main
Cheney, KS 67025
(316) 542-0060
Grades: 6-8
| 176 students

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

  • District size: 3 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 840 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 14:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 10%
  • : 90-94% (Top 10% in KS)
  • : Top 5%
  • : 55% (Top 5%)
  • : 52% (Top 5%)
  • : 45-49% (Top 10%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), KS Dept. of Education

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