Top Rankings
Fort Scott School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 442 students in Fort Scott School District.
Public Preschools in Fort Scott School District have a diversity score of 0.36, which is less than the Kansas public preschool average of 0.55.
Minority enrollment is 20% 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
1,764 Students
175,366 Students
# Teachers
144 Teachers
12,675 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Fort Scott 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 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#232 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
31%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.55
# American Indian Students
9 Students
1,258 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
20 Students
3,742 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
84 Students
35,106 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
20%
# Black Students
57 Students
10,873 Students
% Black Students
3%
6%
# White Students
1,497 Students
112,046 Students
% White Students
85%
64%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
394 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
94 Students
11,947 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
96
21,709
# Students in K Grade:
101
25,257
# Students in 1st Grade:
109
25,383
# Students in 2nd Grade:
136
25,757
# Students in 3rd Grade:
116
23,472
# Students in 4th Grade:
124
23,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
122
21,197
# Students in 6th Grade:
113
6,799
# Students in 7th Grade:
123
1,086
# Students in 8th Grade:
156
1,161
# Students in 9th Grade:
143
56
# Students in 10th Grade:
157
66
# Students in 11th Grade:
140
65
# Students in 12th Grade:
128
74
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,275 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,377 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$27 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$25 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,275
$16,276
Spending / Student
$14,377
$17,192
Best Fort Scott School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
316 W Tenth St.
Fort Scott, KS 66701
(620) 223-0450
Fort Scott, KS 66701
(620) 223-0450
Grades: PK-2
| 442 students
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