Abilene

Summary:

The Abilene school district in Kansas consists of 6 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools (one of which is a virtual school). The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and provides a range of educational opportunities in the Abilene area.

Abilene High School stands out as a strong performer, ranking in the top 25% of Kansas high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.3%. Additionally, Abilene High School outperforms the state average on English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency tests. In contrast, Abilene Virtual School is a small high school with only 17 students and a high chronic absenteeism rate, suggesting it may be an area for improvement.

Among the elementary schools, McKinley Elementary stands out with impressive test scores, with 52.93% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 34.3% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The other elementary schools, Kennedy Elementary and Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary, have more average performance. Overall, the Abilene school district faces challenges related to high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, which range from 42.54% at Abilene High School to 57.51% at Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage in the student population.

District Detail

213 N. Broadway
Abilene, KS 67410

(785) 263-2630

SchoolDigger Rank:
112^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,476

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary	Public	4-5	1101 North Vine	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 263-1643	218	14	15.9	54.1%	195 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	35.1	452^nd of 656 public elementary schools	31.1%		34.7	451^st of 653 public elementary schools	30.9%	1		38.7	42.3					40.8		36.0	28.6					31.7	42.9		42.9	$12,248	$1,583	$10,665
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	1501 N Kuney	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 263-1088	276	16	16.7	48.6%	221 (80.1%)	2 (0.7%)	40 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)								(n/a)																				$18,013	$1,720	$16,293
McKinley Elementary	Public	2-3	112 N Rogers	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 263-2311	196	15	13.1	47.4%	171 (87.2%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)								(n/a)	52.9							52.9	34.3							34.3				$13,849	$1,629	$12,219
Abilene Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Northwest 14th	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	No	(785) 263-1471	319	26	12.4	56.4%	269 (84.3%)	3 (0.9%)	29 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	57.7	132^nd of 363 public middle schools	63.6%		53.6	130^th of 362 public middle schools	64.1%	2				54.2	48.1	51.5		51.3				34.3	29.0	43.0		35.2		40.0	40.0	$12,852	$991	$11,860
Abilene High School	Public	9-12	1300 N Cedar	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	No	(785) 263-1260	443	41	10.7	43.3%	384 (86.7%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	68.4	86^th of 332 public high schools	74.1%		47.9	168^th of 318 public high schools	47.2%	82							52.6	52.6							35.0	35.0				$14,249	$1,228	$13,020
Abilene Virtual School	Public, Virtual	7-12	1101 N. Mulberry	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	Yes	No	(785) 263-1922	24			16.7%	19 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$5,228	$00	$5,228

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Chapman	5.83 mi	6	68^th
Solomon	7.9 mi	2	172^nd
Rural Vista	18.22 mi	4	183^rd
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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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Abilene

District Detail

Abilene High School

Abilene Middle School

Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary

Abilene Virtual School

Kennedy Elementary

McKinley Elementary

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