Trego County School District

527 Russell Ave
Wakeeney, KS 67672-2108
(District boundaries shown in map)
4/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 292 students in Trego County School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Kansas.
Public Elementary School in Trego County School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Kansas public elementary school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% 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
2 Schools
1,002 Schools
# Students
404 Students
321,384 Students
# Teachers
33 Teachers
22,853 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1

District Rank

Trego County 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% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
This School District
State Average (KS)
#194 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Trego County  School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
15-19%
29%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Trego County  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
30-34%
32%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Trego County  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
25-29%
31%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Trego County  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
≥80%
89%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Trego County  School District and public school graduation rate of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.16
0.58
# American Indian Students
n/a
2,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
9,148 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
23 Students
70,620 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
22%
# Black Students
2 Students
20,898 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
369 Students
196,159 Students
% White Students
91%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
823 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
10 Students
21,336 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
7%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
39
21,676
# Students in K Grade:
21
31,539
# Students in 1st Grade:
26
33,143
# Students in 2nd Grade:
35
34,458
# Students in 3rd Grade:
21
33,616
# Students in 4th Grade:
36
34,542
# Students in 5th Grade:
27
34,588
# Students in 6th Grade:
28
35,123
# Students in 7th Grade:
16
26,475
# Students in 8th Grade:
43
27,208
# Students in 9th Grade:
28
1,832
# Students in 10th Grade:
26
2,105
# Students in 11th Grade:
25
2,244
# Students in 12th Grade:
33
2,247
# Ungraded Students:
-
588

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $15,804 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,085. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,619 is higher than the state median of $16,990. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (KS)
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$7,774 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Trego County  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$10 MM
$8,211 MM
This chart displays total spending of Trego County  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$15,804
$16,085
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Trego County  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$23,619
$16,990
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Trego County  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Trego County School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Trego Grade School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
612 Junction Avenue
Wakeeney, KS 67672
(785) 743-2472
Grades: PK-8
| 280 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 404 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 12:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 9%
  • : ≥80% (Btm 50% in KS)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 15-19% (Btm 50%)
  • : 30-34% (Top 50%)
  • : 25-29% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), KS Dept. of Education

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