Big Creek Township’s public schools
Erie-Galesburg Unified School District 101 and Chanute Public Schools Unified School District 413 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Creek 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
Big Creek Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Big Creek Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Erie Elementary places highest (better than 81%); Galesburg Middle School lowest (16%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Two elementary schools serve Big Creek Township, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Chanute High and Erie 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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Big Creek Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Big Creek Township · depends on your address
Chanute Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 652 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Chanute
Erie Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 182 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Erie
Kindergarten in Big Creek Township · depends on your address
Chanute Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 652 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Chanute
Erie Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 182 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Erie
1st grade in Big Creek Township · depends on your address
Chanute Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 652 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Chanute
Erie Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 182 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Erie
2nd grade in Big Creek Township · depends on your address
Chanute Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 652 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Chanute
Erie Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 182 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Erie
3rd grade in Big Creek Township · depends on your address
Chanute Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 652 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Chanute
Erie Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 182 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Erie
4th grade in Big Creek Township · depends on your address
Chanute Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 652 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Chanute
Erie Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 182 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Erie
5th grade in Big Creek Township · depends on your address
Chanute Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 652 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Chanute
Galesburg Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 112 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Galesburg
6th grade in Big Creek Township · depends on your address
Royster Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 389 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Chanute
Galesburg Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 112 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Galesburg
7th grade in Big Creek Township · depends on your address
Royster Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 389 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Chanute
Galesburg Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 112 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Galesburg
8th grade in Big Creek Township · depends on your address
Royster Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 389 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Chanute
Galesburg Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 112 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Galesburg
9th grade in Big Creek Township · depends on your address
Chanute High
Grades 9–12 · 528 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Chanute
Erie High School
Grades 9–12 · 144 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Erie
10th grade in Big Creek Township · depends on your address
Chanute High
Grades 9–12 · 528 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Chanute
Erie High School
Grades 9–12 · 144 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Erie
11th grade in Big Creek Township · depends on your address
Chanute High
Grades 9–12 · 528 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Chanute
Erie High School
Grades 9–12 · 144 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Erie
12th grade in Big Creek Township · depends on your address
Chanute High
Grades 9–12 · 528 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Chanute
Erie High School
Grades 9–12 · 144 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Erie
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Erie-Galesburg Unified School District 101.
Two districts serve Big Creek 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
Big Creek Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Big Creek Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Big Creek Township | — | Erie-Galesburg Unified School District 101 PK–12 · Chanute Public Schools Unified School District 413 PK–12 |
| Cottage Grove | — | Humboldt Unified School District 258 |
| Grant | — | Erie-Galesburg Unified School District 101 |
| Tioga | — | Chanute Public Schools Unified School District 413 |
| Erie | C | Erie-Galesburg Unified School District 101 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Erie-Galesburg Unified School District 101 with Big Creek Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Big Creek 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 Big Creek Township’s schools
Are Big Creek Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Big Creek Township. Erie-Galesburg Unified School District 101 and Chanute Public Schools Unified School District 413 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Big Creek Township in?
Erie-Galesburg Unified School District 101 and Chanute Public Schools Unified School District 413.
Where do Big Creek Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Chanute High and Erie High School.
Parents talk
What Big Creek Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Big Creek 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.