For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public elementary schools serving 518 students in Perry School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Kansas.
Public Elementary Schools in Perry School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Kansas public elementary school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public elementary school average of 39% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
3 Schools
991 Schools
# Students
789 Students
319,724 Students
# Teachers
54 Teachers
22,707 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Perry 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 80-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#204 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
29%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
32%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
31%

Graduation Rate
80-89%
89%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.26
0.58
# American Indian Students
6 Students
2,385 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
9,132 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
57 Students
70,240 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
22%
# Black Students
15 Students
20,732 Students
% Black Students
2%
6%
# White Students
675 Students
195,194 Students
% White Students
86%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
819 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
34 Students
21,222 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
32
21,555
# Students in K Grade:
51
31,361
# Students in 1st Grade:
49
32,919
# Students in 2nd Grade:
44
34,119
# Students in 3rd Grade:
54
33,302
# Students in 4th Grade:
59
34,287
# Students in 5th Grade:
58
34,416
# Students in 6th Grade:
56
35,078
# Students in 7th Grade:
57
26,471
# Students in 8th Grade:
58
27,204
# Students in 9th Grade:
58
1,831
# Students in 10th Grade:
74
2,103
# Students in 11th Grade:
74
2,243
# Students in 12th Grade:
63
2,247
# Ungraded Students:
2
588
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,745 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 $14,270 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$7,774 MM

Spending
$11 MM
$8,211 MM

Revenue / Student
$15,745
$16,276

Spending / Student
$14,270
$17,192

Best Perry School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lecompton Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
626 Whitfield St
Lecompton, KS 66050
(785) 887-6343
Lecompton, KS 66050
(785) 887-6343
Grades: PK-4
| 289 students
Rank: #22.
Perry-lecompton Middle School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
408 Lecompton Rd
Perry, KS 66073
(785) 597-5159
Perry, KS 66073
(785) 597-5159
Grades: 5-8
| 229 students
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