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Abilene Unified School District 435

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Abilene, Lincoln Township, Grant Township, Buckeye Township, Willowdale Township and Garfield Township, and parts of Newbern Township.

Abilene’s School Grade B better than 59% of Kansas school districts

Students
1,476
Schools
6
Spent per student
$13,372
KS $14,966
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$19.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Abilene Unified School District 435

  • Its letter, B: results better than 59% of Kansas districts
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the KS average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $19.7M, about $13,367 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% of the 283 Kansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BAbilene 6,552B−Lincoln Township 1,582Grant Township 943Buckeye Township 429Willowdale Township 264Garfield Township 191

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Abilene. Grade by grade →

PK–1Kennedy ElemThis district
2–3McKinley ElemThis district
6–8Abilene Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Abilene High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25%
State average 29.4% · 740 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 32.5% · 732 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 88% · 100 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,372 per student · 11% below KS
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 71%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,510’20
1,511’21
1,504’22
1,469’23
1,476’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 4%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools.

Kennedy Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Abilene
276 students17:1
McKinley Elem
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Abilene
A
196 students13:1
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Abilene
B
218 students16:1
Abilene Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Abilene
B−
319 students12:1
Abilene Virtual School
High · Grades 7–12 · Abilene
24 students
Abilene High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Abilene
C
443 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Chapman Unified School District 473Center Township, Cheever Township, Flora Township
$14,107per student
Solomon Unified School District 393Dayton Township, Lincoln Township, Solomon
$16,540per student
Rural Vista Unified School District 481Jefferson Township
$16,319per student
Southeast of Saline Unified School District 306Solomon Township
$15,012per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Kansas.