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Arkansas City, KS
Public School Ratings




Arkansas City Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Arkansas City School District details

Arkansas City School District
2545 Greenway
Arkansas City, KS 67005

2,917 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Arkansas City School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kansas

1

(10 is best)

Better than 9.0% of all KS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

40 30 20 10 0
21%
32%
23%
33%
18%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Adams Elem School
1201 N 10th
Arkansas City, KS, 67005
PK-05
Arkansas City High School
1200 W Radio Lane
Arkansas City, KS, 67005
09-12
Arkansas City Middle School
400 E Kansas Ave
Arkansas City, KS, 67005
06-08
C 4 Elem School
11945 292nd Road
Arkansas City, KS, 67005
PK-05
Frances Willard Elem School
201 N 4th
Arkansas City, KS, 67005
PK-05
I X L Elem School
6758 322nd Road
Arkansas City, KS, 67005
PK-05
Jefferson Elem School
131 Osage Ave
Arkansas City, KS, 67005
PK-05
Roosevelt Elem School
300 North B
Arkansas City, KS, 67005
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 57.1% 65.4%
Black 3.2% 7.1%
Hispanic 36.3% 23.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.2% 1.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 72.1% 48.5%
Free lunch eligible 65.2% 41.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.9% 7.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,534 $24,895,000 62.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $358 $1,044,000 2.6%
Staff $547 $1,597,000 4.0%
General Administration $261 $761,000 1.9%
School Administration $720 $2,100,000 5.2%
Operation $1,276 $3,722,000 9.3%
Transportation $406 $1,185,000 3.0%
Other $141 $410,000 1.0%
Total Support $3,709 $10,819,000 26.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,519 $4,432,000 11.0%
Total Expenditures $13,763 $40,146,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,758 $4,232,367,000 52.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $994 $480,503,000 5.9%
Staff $591 $285,770,000 3.5%
General Administration $367 $177,144,000 2.2%
School Administration $780 $377,096,000 4.6%
Operation $1,396 $674,392,000 8.3%
Transportation $552 $266,988,000 3.3%
Other $397 $191,857,000 2.4%
Total Support $5,078 $2,453,750,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,981 $1,440,730,000 17.7%
Total Expenditures $16,817 $8,126,847,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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