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South Barber School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 95 students in South Barber School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in South Barber School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
2 Schools
444 Schools
# Students
217 Students
135,097 Students
# Teachers
22 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
South Barber 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 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#128 out of 286 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.54
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,123 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
3,384 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
11 Students
26,977 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
20%
# Black Students
6 Students
7,995 Students
% Black Students
3%
6%
# White Students
191 Students
87,589 Students
% White Students
88%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
288 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
6 Students
7,741 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
21
1,187
# Students in K Grade:
19
1,373
# Students in 1st Grade:
11
1,723
# Students in 2nd Grade:
13
1,821
# Students in 3rd Grade:
15
1,853
# Students in 4th Grade:
14
2,318
# Students in 5th Grade:
13
3,889
# Students in 6th Grade:
16
26,331
# Students in 7th Grade:
16
35,096
# Students in 8th Grade:
19
36,357
# Students in 9th Grade:
20
5,226
# Students in 10th Grade:
16
5,637
# Students in 11th Grade:
10
5,522
# Students in 12th Grade:
14
5,409
# Ungraded Students:
-
1,355
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,507 is higher 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 $20,816 is higher than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,507
$16,276
Spending / Student
$20,816
$17,192
Best South Barber School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
South Barber 7-12
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1220 N. 8th Street
Kiowa, KS 67070
(833) 722-7237
Kiowa, KS 67070
(833) 722-7237
Grades: 7-12
| 95 students
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