Best Public Schools in Seneca, KS

Summary:

The city of Seneca, Kansas is home to two schools: Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School and Nemaha Central High School, both part of the Nemaha Central school district. The data shows that Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School is a standout performer, consistently ranking in the top 30% of Kansas elementary schools and outperforming the state average on academic assessments. In contrast, Nemaha Central High School has had more variable results, with a strong performance in 2023-2024 followed by a significant drop in ranking and test scores in 2024-2025.

Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School has an enrollment of 558 students and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students score above the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. However, both schools have relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, which could be an area of concern. The free/reduced lunch rate at the elementary/middle school is higher than the high school, which could be a factor in the academic performance differences between the two schools.

Nemaha Central High School has an enrollment of 224 students and has had a more mixed performance, with a 5-star rating in 2023-2024 but a 3-star rating in 2024-2025. The high school's test scores are also more variable, with 10th-grade students performing below the state average in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year. The spending per student is higher at the high school level, but the student-teacher ratio is lower, indicating a potential area of resource allocation that could be examined.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)								KAP Mathematics (2025)								KAP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	110 N. 11th	Seneca	66538	Nemaha County	Nemaha Central	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 336-2173	509	39	12.9	35.2%	469 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	66.9	198^th of 656 public elementary schools	69.8%		69.4	170^th of 653 public elementary schools	74.0%	28	54.0	62.8	69.8	39.5	57.5	54.5		56.5	40.5	44.2	69.0	51.2	55.0	72.7		55.0	59.5	54.5	57.3	$12,947	$308	$12,639
Nemaha Central High School	Public	9-12	214 N. 11th	Seneca	66538	Nemaha County	Nemaha Central	No	No	No	No	(785) 336-3557	242	15	16.1	19.8%	224 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	59.7	119^th of 332 public high schools	64.2%		95.8	7^th of 318 public high schools	97.8%	112							34.3	34.3							48.5	48.5				$15,413	$675	$14,738

Cities Near Seneca

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Centralia	8.6 mi	2	39^th
Axtell	10.75 mi	2	124^th
Sabetha	14.92 mi	3	50^th
Frankfort	21.01 mi	2	41^st
Powhattan	23.25 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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