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Osawatomie


At a glance
229thof 264 Kansas districts▼ 2
Better than 13% of Kansas districts
1200 Trojan Dr
Osawatomie, KS 66064
·(913) 755-4172·All Kansas district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2025
2025: better than 13.3% of districts
5
Schools
1,021
Students
Top rankedOsawatomie Middle School263rd of 363 Kansas middle schools
Biggest riser
Osawatomie High up 13 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Osawatomie High 10.8 students per teacher
Summary:

The Osawatomie school district in Kansas serves students from pre-K through 12th grade across 5 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools (one of which is a virtual school). The district faces significant challenges, with most schools performing below state averages on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism.

Osawatomie Middle School stands out as the strongest performer in the district, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and above-average test scores in science, math, and English language arts. In contrast, Osawatomie High School struggles, with only 30.54% of students proficient or better in English language arts and 18.3% in math.

The district's Swenson Early Childhood Education Center serves a high-need student population, with a 66.32% free/reduced lunch rate, and receives the highest per-student spending in the district at $14,584. However, the district as a whole faces systemic challenges, with all schools reporting high chronic absenteeism rates around 19.5% and the Osawatomie Virtual School struggling with high absenteeism and dropout rates.

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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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