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Schools in Belleville · Republic County-Hillcrest Rural Schools Unified School District 109

Belleville’s public schools outscore 57% of Kansas districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Belleville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C to A−K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
34%
▲ 2 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▲ 1 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.0K
▲ 0% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
518 students on the public path
In brief

Belleville’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 34% and math 30% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,972 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Republic County Jr./Sr. High School. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Belleville’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 57% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are above the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 57%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (713)Better than 60%
CA−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 252 test results could put Belleville anywhere from C to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Belleville’s students in the tested grades sat them (251 in math, 252 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Belleville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Belleville East ElementaryRepublic County-Hillcrest Rural Schools Unified School District 109B
6–12Republic County Jr./Sr. High SchoolRepublic County-Hillcrest Rural Schools Unified School District 109C+

Belleville’s public schools are run by Republic County-Hillcrest Rural Schools Unified School District 109. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Republic County-Hillcrest Rural Schools Unified School District 109Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 518 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,972KS $14,966 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 32.5% · 252 students tested
Math30%
State average 29.4% · 251 students tested

Belleville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Belleville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BellevilleBRepublic County-Hillcrest Rural Schools Unified School District 109
Belleville Township—Republic County-Hillcrest Rural Schools Unified School District 109
Freedom—Republic County-Hillcrest Rural Schools Unified School District 109

All 2 neighbors share Republic County-Hillcrest Rural Schools Unified School District 109 with Belleville, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Belleville

2 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).

District schools in Bellevilleby address
Belleville East Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
273 students12:1Rate it →
Republic County Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 6–12
C+
245 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Belleville’s schools

Are Belleville’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Kansas: the public schools Belleville children attend outscore 57% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 60%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Belleville in?

Republic County-Hillcrest Rural Schools Unified School District 109, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 518 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Belleville spend per student?

$14,972 in Republic County-Hillcrest Rural Schools Unified School District 109 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.