Top Rankings
Smith Center School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 255 students in Smith Center School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public elementary schools in Kansas.
Public Elementary School in Smith Center School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Kansas public elementary school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Kansas public elementary school average of 39% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
2 Schools
991 Schools
# Students
455 Students
319,724 Students
# Teachers
36 Teachers
22,707 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Smith Center 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 90% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#130 out of 286 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.58
# American Indian Students
3 Students
2,385 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
9,132 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
9 Students
70,240 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
22%
# Black Students
11 Students
20,732 Students
% Black Students
2%
6%
# White Students
413 Students
195,194 Students
% White Students
91%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
819 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
18 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:
34
31,361
# Students in 1st Grade:
30
32,919
# Students in 2nd Grade:
38
34,119
# Students in 3rd Grade:
31
33,302
# Students in 4th Grade:
22
34,287
# Students in 5th Grade:
39
34,416
# Students in 6th Grade:
29
35,078
# Students in 7th Grade:
35
26,471
# Students in 8th Grade:
38
27,204
# Students in 9th Grade:
27
1,831
# Students in 10th Grade:
41
2,103
# Students in 11th Grade:
26
2,243
# Students in 12th Grade:
33
2,247
# Ungraded Students:
-
588
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,673 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,721 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,673
$16,276
Spending / Student
$15,721
$17,192
Best Smith Center School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Smith Center Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
216 South Jefferson
Smith Center, KS 66967
(785) 282-6614
Smith Center, KS 66967
(785) 282-6614
Grades: PK-6
| 255 students
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