C. N. James Cabin · Photo: Art davis · CC BY-SA 4.0Augusta Township’s public schools outscore 61% of Kansas districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Augusta Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.
From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Augusta Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 34% and math 32% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Augusta Unified School District 402 spends $12,453 per student and Circle Unified School District 375 $11,785, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Augusta Township’s grade
B: better than 61% of Kansas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Augusta Township, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Augusta Township · depends on your address
Augusta Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 445 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Augusta
Circle Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 312 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Benton
8th grade in Augusta Township · depends on your address
Augusta Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 445 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Augusta
Circle Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 312 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Benton
9th grade in Augusta Township · depends on your address
Circle High
Grades 9–12 · 604 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Towanda
Augusta Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 594 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Augusta
10th grade in Augusta Township · depends on your address
Circle High
Grades 9–12 · 604 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Towanda
Augusta Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 594 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Augusta
11th grade in Augusta Township · depends on your address
Circle High
Grades 9–12 · 604 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Towanda
Augusta Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 594 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Augusta
12th grade in Augusta Township · depends on your address
Circle High
Grades 9–12 · 604 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Towanda
Augusta Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 594 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Augusta
Augusta Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Augusta Unified School District 402). From grade PK, students attend the Circle Unified School District 375, shared with Bel Aire, Benton, Benton, El Dorado, El Dorado, Fairview, Murdock, Payne, Towanda and Towanda. Its school is in Wichita. Parts of Augusta Township (11% of its land) are served by Bluestem Unified School District 205 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Augusta Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Augusta Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Augusta Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta Township | B | Augusta Unified School District 402 PK–12 · Circle Unified School District 375 PK–12 |
| Spring | D | Bluestem Unified School District 205 |
| Bruno | A | Andover Unified School District 385 PK–12 · Augusta Unified School District 402 PK–12 |
| Towanda | A− | Circle Unified School District 375 |
| Walnut | — | Augusta Unified School District 402 PK–12 · Douglass Public Schools Unified School District 396 PK–12 |
| Augusta (city) | B− | Augusta Unified School District 402 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Augusta Unified School District 402 with Augusta Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Augusta Township
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Augusta Township’s schools
Are Augusta Township’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Kansas: the public schools Augusta Township children attend outscore 61% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 58%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Augusta Township in?
Two districts: Augusta Unified School District 402 runs grades PK–12, and Circle Unified School District 375 runs grades PK–12, shared with Bel Aire, Benton, Benton, El Dorado, El Dorado, Fairview, Murdock, Payne, Towanda and Towanda.
Where do Augusta Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Circle High and Augusta Sr High.
What is Augusta Township’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Circle Unified School District 375 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Augusta Township spend per student?
$12,453 in Augusta Unified School District 402 and $11,785 in Circle Unified School District 375 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Augusta Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Augusta Township → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.