Frontenac Public Schools

Summary:

The Frontenac Public Schools district in Kansas consists of 3 schools: Frank Layden Elementary, Frontenac Junior High, and Frontenac Senior High School. The district as a whole has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking 85th out of 264 districts in Kansas.

Frank Layden Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with the school ranked among the top 25% of elementary schools in Kansas over the past 3 years. In contrast, Frontenac Senior High School lags behind the district and state averages in these subjects, particularly in 10th grade. Frontenac Junior High outperforms the district and state in English Language Arts proficiency but underperforms in Mathematics.

Across the district, chronic absenteeism is a concern, with all three schools having a relatively high rate of 19.5%. However, Frontenac Junior High and Frontenac Senior High School maintain low dropout rates of 1.3%, indicating a focus on student retention. Overall, the data highlights the strong performance of Frank Layden Elementary and Frontenac Junior High, while also identifying areas for improvement at Frontenac Senior High School.

District Detail

208 S Cayuga
Frontenac, KS 66763

(620) 231-7551

SchoolDigger Rank:
85^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,006

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
Frank Layden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 E Lanyon	Frontenac	66763	Crawford County	Frontenac Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 231-7790	489	35	13.7	43.1%	402 (82.2%)	3 (0.6%)	41 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	36 (7.4%)	72.2	153^rd of 656 public elementary schools	76.7%		62.7	213^th of 653 public elementary schools	67.4%	60	58.9	54.9	57.3					57.1	56.2	54.9	62.2					58.0	56.1		56.1	$13,766	$1,585	$12,181
Frontenac Senior High School	Public	9-12	201 S. Crawford	Frontenac	66763	Crawford County	Frontenac Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 231-7550	298	23	12.9	33.2%	263 (88.3%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.0%)	39.2	208^th of 332 public high schools	37.3%		56.3	120^th of 318 public high schools	62.3%	88							33.7	33.7							30.1	30.1				$14,777	$1,121	$13,656
Frontenac Junior High	Public	6-8	208 S. Cayuga	Frontenac	66763	Crawford County	Frontenac Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 232-6370	219	17	12.5	45.2%	195 (89.0%)	4 (1.8%)	9 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.7%)	69.2	84^th of 363 public middle schools	76.9%		67.7	81^st of 362 public middle schools	77.6%	3				50.0	51.3	57.8		52.8				39.4	38.8	48.4		41.9		53.1	53.1	$12,521	$989	$11,532

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pittsburg	2.11 mi	6	186^th
Northeast	6.26 mi	3	254^th
Girard	9.58 mi	3	73^rd
Cherokee	10.51 mi	3	232^nd
Columbus	21.26 mi	3

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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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