Balderson Township’s public schools
Marysville Unified School District 364 and Prairie Hills Unified School District 113 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Balderson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Balderson Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
4 of Balderson Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Sabetha Elementary School places highest (better than 92%); Marysville Jr/Sr High lowest (27%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Three elementary schools serve Balderson Township, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: Marysville Jr/Sr High, Sabetha High School and Axtell High. See the path ↓
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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Balderson Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Balderson Township · depends on your address
Marysville Elem
Grades PK–6 · 417 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Marysville
Sabetha Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 401 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
Kindergarten in Balderson Township · depends on your address
Marysville Elem
Grades PK–6 · 417 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Marysville
Sabetha Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 401 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
1st grade in Balderson Township · depends on your address
Marysville Elem
Grades PK–6 · 417 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Marysville
Sabetha Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 401 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
2nd grade in Balderson Township · depends on your address
Marysville Elem
Grades PK–6 · 417 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Marysville
Sabetha Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 401 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
3rd grade in Balderson Township · depends on your address
Marysville Elem
Grades PK–6 · 417 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Marysville
Sabetha Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 401 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
4th grade in Balderson Township · depends on your address
Marysville Elem
Grades PK–6 · 417 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Marysville
Sabetha Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 401 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
5th grade in Balderson Township · depends on your address
Marysville Elem
Grades PK–6 · 417 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Marysville
Sabetha Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 401 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
6th grade in Balderson Township · depends on your address
Marysville Elem
Grades PK–6 · 417 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Marysville
Sabetha Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 173 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
7th grade in Balderson Township · depends on your address
Marysville Jr/Sr High
Grades 7–12 · 364 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Marysville
Sabetha Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 173 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
8th grade in Balderson Township · depends on your address
Marysville Jr/Sr High
Grades 7–12 · 364 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Marysville
Sabetha Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 173 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
9th grade in Balderson Township · depends on your address
Marysville Jr/Sr High
Grades 7–12 · 364 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Marysville
Sabetha High School
Grades 9–12 · 217 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell High
Grades 9–12 · 49 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
10th grade in Balderson Township · depends on your address
Marysville Jr/Sr High
Grades 7–12 · 364 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Marysville
Sabetha High School
Grades 9–12 · 217 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell High
Grades 9–12 · 49 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
11th grade in Balderson Township · depends on your address
Marysville Jr/Sr High
Grades 7–12 · 364 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Marysville
Sabetha High School
Grades 9–12 · 217 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell High
Grades 9–12 · 49 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
12th grade in Balderson Township · depends on your address
Marysville Jr/Sr High
Grades 7–12 · 364 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Marysville
Sabetha High School
Grades 9–12 · 217 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell High
Grades 9–12 · 49 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marysville Unified School District 364.
Two districts serve Balderson 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
Balderson Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Balderson Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Balderson Township | — | Marysville Unified School District 364 PK–12 · Prairie Hills Unified School District 113 PK–12 |
| Oketo | — | Marysville Unified School District 364 |
| Franklin | — | Marysville Unified School District 364 |
| Richland | — | Prairie Hills Unified School District 113 PK–12 · Marysville Unified School District 364 PK–12 |
All 3 neighbors share Marysville Unified School District 364 with Balderson Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Barneston, NE and Liberty, NE border Balderson Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.
Every school in Balderson Township
6 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 Balderson Township’s schools
Are Balderson Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Balderson Township. Marysville Unified School District 364 and Prairie Hills Unified School District 113 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Balderson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Balderson Township in?
Marysville Unified School District 364 and Prairie Hills Unified School District 113.
Where do Balderson Township kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Marysville Jr/Sr High, Sabetha High School and Axtell High.
Parents talk
What Balderson Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Balderson 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). Stars are from neighbors.