Baker Township’s public schools score below 55% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Baker Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Reading proficiency in Baker Township’s districts is 28%, below the Kansas average (32%). 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.
Baker Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 540 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Baker Township’s, its schools beat 40%, lower than their 45% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 28% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Pittsburg Unified School District 250 spends $13,646 per student and Cherokee Unified School District 247 $18,720, 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 Baker Township’s grade
B−: better than 45% of Kansas school districts, #102 of 151 Kansas towns. Graduation is above the Kansas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Baker Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Baker Township · depends on your address
Westside Elem
Grades PK–5 · 498 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Pittsburg
Southeast Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 149 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Weir
6th grade in Baker Township · depends on your address
Pittsburg Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 692 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Pittsburg
Southeast Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 128 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Cherokee
7th grade in Baker Township · depends on your address
Pittsburg Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 692 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Pittsburg
Southeast Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 128 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Cherokee
8th grade in Baker Township · depends on your address
Pittsburg Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 692 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Pittsburg
Southeast Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 128 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Cherokee
9th grade in Baker Township · depends on your address
Pittsburg High
Grades 9–12 · 1,033 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Pittsburg
Southeast High
Grades 9–12 · 152 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Cherokee
10th grade in Baker Township · depends on your address
Pittsburg High
Grades 9–12 · 1,033 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Pittsburg
Southeast High
Grades 9–12 · 152 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Cherokee
11th grade in Baker Township · depends on your address
Pittsburg High
Grades 9–12 · 1,033 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Pittsburg
Southeast High
Grades 9–12 · 152 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Cherokee
12th grade in Baker Township · depends on your address
Pittsburg High
Grades 9–12 · 1,033 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Pittsburg
Southeast High
Grades 9–12 · 152 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Cherokee
Baker Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Pittsburg Unified School District 250). From grade PK, students attend the Cherokee Unified School District 247, shared with Cherokee, Cherokee, Lincoln, McCune, Osage, Ross, Sheridan, Sheridan, Weir and West Mineral. Its elementary school is in Pittsburg. Parts of Baker Township (18% and 3% of its land) are served by Frontenac Public Schools Unified School District 249 and Girard Unified School District 248 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Baker Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Baker Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Baker Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Baker Township | B− | Pittsburg Unified School District 250 PK–12 · Cherokee Unified School District 247 PK–12 |
| Pittsburg | B− | Pittsburg Unified School District 250 |
| Sheridan | C− | Cherokee Unified School District 247 |
| Pleasant View | — | Columbus Unified School District 493 |
| Washington | C+ | Northeast Unified School District 246 PK–12 · Frontenac Public Schools Unified School District 249 PK–12 |
| Frontenac | A− | Frontenac Public Schools Unified School District 249 |
South West, MO borders Baker Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in Baker Township
9 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 Baker Township’s schools
Are Baker Township’s schools good?
On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Baker Township children attend score below 55% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #102 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 40%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Baker Township in?
Two districts: Pittsburg Unified School District 250 runs grades PK–12, and Cherokee Unified School District 247 runs grades PK–12, shared with Cherokee, Cherokee, Lincoln, McCune, Osage, Ross, Sheridan, Sheridan, Weir and West Mineral.
Where do Baker Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Pittsburg High and Southeast High.
What is Baker Township’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Pittsburg Unified School District 250 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Baker Township spend per student?
$13,646 in Pittsburg Unified School District 250 and $18,720 in Cherokee Unified School District 247 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Baker Township families are saying about school.
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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.