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Valley Center, KS
Public School Ratings




Valley Center 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


Valley Center Public School District details

Valley Center Public School District
143 S. Meridian
Valley Center, KS 67147

3,179 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Valley Center Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kansas

8

(10 is best)

Better than 70.6% of all KS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

40 30 20 10 0
36%
32%
36%
33%
37%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Abilene Elem School
522 N Abilene
Valley Center, KS, 67147
PK-03
The Learning Center School
426 S. Meridian
Valley Center, KS, 67147
06-12
Valley Center High School
9600 N. Meridian
Valley Center, KS, 67147
09-12
Valley Center Intermediate School
737 N. Meridian
Valley Center, KS, 67147
04-05
Valley Center Middle School
800 N. Meridian
Valley Center, KS, 67147
06-08
West Elem School
501 N Sheridan
Valley Center, KS, 67147
KG-03
Wheatland Elem School
800 Meadow
Valley Center, KS, 67147
KG-03

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 79.8% 65.4%
Black 1.9% 7.1%
Hispanic 16.5% 23.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 1.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.6% 48.5%
Free lunch eligible 35.3% 41.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.2% 7.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,881 $28,234,000 58.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,121 $3,563,000 7.4%
Staff $463 $1,471,000 3.1%
General Administration $336 $1,069,000 2.2%
School Administration $685 $2,179,000 4.5%
Operation $1,033 $3,284,000 6.8%
Transportation $504 $1,601,000 3.3%
Other $452 $1,437,000 3.0%
Total Support $4,594 $14,604,000 30.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,666 $5,297,000 11.0%
Total Expenditures $15,142 $48,135,000 100.0%
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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