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Gardner Edgerton 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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 1,789 students in Gardner Edgerton School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Kansas.
Public High School in Gardner Edgerton School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Kansas public high school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 26% statewide average).
Public High School in Gardner Edgerton School District have a Graduation Rate of 95%, which is more than the Kansas average of 88%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Gardner Edgerton High School, with 95% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Kansas or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public high school average of 36% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
11 Schools
407 Schools
# Students
5,989 Students
162,190 Students
# Teachers
429 Teachers
10,953 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Gardner Edgerton School District, which is ranked within the top 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 95% has decreased from 97% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#102 out of 286 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
31%
Graduation Rate
95%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.39
0.55
# American Indian Students
15 Students
1,395 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
110 Students
4,409 Students
% Asian Students
2%
3%
# Hispanic Students
578 Students
33,447 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
21%
# Black Students
284 Students
10,427 Students
% Black Students
5%
6%
# White Students
4,622 Students
103,300 Students
% White Students
77%
64%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
307 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
376 Students
8,905 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
284
113
# Students in K Grade:
418
290
# Students in 1st Grade:
411
640
# Students in 2nd Grade:
449
654
# Students in 3rd Grade:
409
681
# Students in 4th Grade:
437
762
# Students in 5th Grade:
467
771
# Students in 6th Grade:
435
1,737
# Students in 7th Grade:
449
4,457
# Students in 8th Grade:
441
4,778
# Students in 9th Grade:
467
38,150
# Students in 10th Grade:
464
37,592
# Students in 11th Grade:
405
35,444
# Students in 12th Grade:
453
34,443
# Ungraded Students:
-
1,678
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,304 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 $13,581 is less than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$92 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$81 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,304
$16,113
Spending / Student
$13,581
$17,019
Best Gardner Edgerton School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Gardner Edgerton High School
Magnet School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
425 N. Waverly Road
Gardner, KS 66030
(913) 856-2600
Gardner, KS 66030
(913) 856-2600
Grades: 9-12
| 1,789 students
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