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Schools in Dexter

Dexter’s public schools

Dexter Unified School District 471 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dexter. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.9K
▲ 39% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
291 students on the public path
In brief

Dexter’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Dexter’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Dexter Elem places highest (better than 84%); Dexter High lowest (67%). 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 Dexter, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Dexter ElemDexter Unified School District 471A−
6–12Dexter HighDexter Unified School District 471B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Dexter Unified School District 471.

The district

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

Dexter Unified School District 471Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 291 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$20,864KS $14,966 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 32.5% · 143 students tested
Math42%
State average 29.4% · 143 students tested

Dexter vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Dexter—Dexter Unified School District 471

Every school in Dexter

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).

Also serving Dexterin other towns
Dexter Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
134 students13:1Rate it →
Dexter High
High · Grades 6–12
B+
157 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Dexter’s schools

Are Dexter’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dexter. Dexter Unified School District 471 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dexter. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dexter in?

Dexter Unified School District 471.

Where do Dexter kids go to high school?

Dexter High.

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What Dexter 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). Stars are from neighbors.