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Sheridan Elem School

Serves grades PK - 5

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
429 W Ash
Junction City, KS 66441
Phone
(785) 717-4670
District
Geary County Schools
County
GEARY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
305
Classroom Teachers
21

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kansas

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.1% of all KS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Sheridan Elem School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
63%
44%
45%
38%
81%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
40%
48%
43%
33%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
35%
52%
40%
41%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
11
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 33 10.8%
Kindergarten 41 13.4%
Grade 1 53 17.4%
Grade 2 38 12.5%
Grade 3 40 13.1%
Grade 4 48 15.7%
Grade 5 52 17.0%
Total 305 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 55.8% 52.9% 65.8%
Black 17.8% 17.7% 7.2%
Hispanic 21.3% 23.5% 22.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 2.3% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 4.7% 3.7% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 60.0% 50.7% 47.7%
Free lunch eligible 50.2% 37.2% 40.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.8% 13.5% 7.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 43,306 2,937,150
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 149.4 35
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 11.3% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.5% 20.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 52.2% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 10.5% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 6.5% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 14,540 1,148,635
Single Parent Households With Children 13.8% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.4% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.8% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.3% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.8% 17.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.1% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.5% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 22.1% 15.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.1% 11.7%
$15,000 or less 10.1% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,035 $51,716,000 29.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,126 $8,275,000 4.7%
Staff $715 $5,254,000 3.0%
General Administration $269 $1,976,000 1.1%
School Administration $802 $5,894,000 3.3%
Operation $1,353 $9,945,000 5.6%
Transportation $243 $1,787,000 1.0%
Other $527 $3,875,000 2.2%
Total Support $5,034 $37,006,000 20.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $12,091 $88,883,000 50.0%
Total Expenditures $24,161 $177,605,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,109 $3,957,643,000 48.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $426,673,000 5.2%
Staff $517 $252,073,000 3.1%
General Administration $337 $164,574,000 2.0%
School Administration $738 $360,234,000 4.4%
Operation $1,270 $619,608,000 7.6%
Transportation $482 $235,153,000 2.9%
Other $366 $178,766,000 2.2%
Total Support $4,584 $2,237,081,000 27.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,040 $1,971,771,000 24.1%
Total Expenditures $16,733 $8,166,495,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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