Wabaunsee

Summary:

The Wabaunsee school district in Kansas consists of three schools: Wabaunsee Elementary School, Wabaunsee Senior High, and Wabaunsee Junior High. The district is ranked 8 out of 264 districts in Kansas and is rated 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating strong and consistent performance across the schools.

Wabaunsee Elementary School stands out as a high-performing school, consistently outperforming the state average in English Language Arts, Math, and Science proficiency. The school is ranked 94 out of 656 Kansas elementary schools and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Wabaunsee Senior High is ranked 11 out of 332 Kansas high schools and has a 5-star rating, maintaining a high 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.3%.

While the schools in the Wabaunsee district generally perform well, they all have higher-than-target chronic absenteeism rates, which could be an area for improvement. Additionally, the higher spending per student at Wabaunsee Senior High and Wabaunsee Junior High compared to Wabaunsee Elementary School may suggest a focus on secondary education in the district, and ensuring equitable resource allocation across all grade levels could be beneficial.

District Detail

213 E 9th
Alma, KS 66401

(785) 765-3394

SchoolDigger Rank:
8^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 409

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
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
Wabaunsee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 E 9th	Alma	66401	Wabaunsee County	Wabaunsee	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 765-3349	199	19	10.5	30.7%	167 (83.9%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	82.5	94^th of 656 public elementary schools	85.7%		59.3	246^th of 653 public elementary schools	62.3%	152	84.6	72.4	50.0					66.2	84.6	69.0	53.8					66.2	57.7		57.7	$13,123	$1,383	$11,739
Wabaunsee Senior High	Public	9-12	912 Missouri	Alma	66401	Wabaunsee County	Wabaunsee	No	No	No	No	(785) 765-3315	115	15	7.5	28.7%	96 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.1%)	96.5	11^th of 332 public high schools	96.7%		60.3	107^th of 318 public high schools	66.4%	96							66.7	66.7							62.5	62.5				$17,793	$973	$16,821
Wabaunsee Junior High	Public	6-8	112 Elm	Paxico	66526	Wabaunsee County	Wabaunsee	No	No	No	No	(785) 636-5353	95	8	11.9	40.0%	75 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	79.7	50^th of 363 public middle schools	86.2%		76.9	54^th of 362 public middle schools	85.1%	4				60.0	54.5	53.8		56.2				48.3	66.7	61.5		59.1		42.3	42.3	$15,961	$918	$15,042

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wamego	12.78 mi	5	70^th
Rock Creek	14.44 mi	4	29^th
Morris County	15.09 mi	5	150^th
Kaw Valley	16.79 mi	4	97^th
Manhattan-Ogden	17.89 mi	14	77^th

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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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