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Peabody-Burns School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 106 students in Peabody-Burns 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 Peabody-Burns School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
2 Schools
443 Schools
# Students
219 Students
131,781 Students
# Teachers
21 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Peabody-Burns 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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 70% has decreased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#281 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
31%
Graduation Rate
70%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.54
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
12%
20%
% Black
2%
6%
% White
82%
65%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,886 is higher than the state median of $16,284. The school district revenue/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,479 is higher than the state median of $17,200. The school district spending/student has grown by 30% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,886
$16,284
Spending / Student
$20,479
$17,200
Best Peabody-Burns School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Peabody-burns Jr/sr High School
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
810 Sycamore Street
Peabody, KS 66866
(620) 983-2196
Peabody, KS 66866
(620) 983-2196
Gr: 6-12 | 106 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 11%
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