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Schools in Dudley Township · Satanta Unified School District 507

Dudley Township’s public schools score below 81% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

In Dudley Township, 22% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Dudley Township, 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 D to B−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
27%
▼ 6 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 7 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$19.3K
▲ 29% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.5
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
242 students on the public path
In brief

Dudley Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,316 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Dudley Township’s grade

C− Test scores

C−: better than 19% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are below the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 19%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (601)Better than 19%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 114 test results could put Dudley Township anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Dudley Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (115 in math, 113 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Satanta ElemSatanta Unified School District 507B−

Dudley Township’s public schools are run by Satanta Unified School District 507, which also serves Satanta and Seward. Parts of Dudley Township (9% of its land) are served by Sublette Unified School District 374 instead. 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.

Satanta Unified School District 507Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 242 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 9.5 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$19,316KS $14,966 · FY2024
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Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 32.5% · 113 students tested
Math22%
State average 29.4% · 115 students tested

Dudley Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dudley TownshipC−Satanta Unified School District 507
HaskellCSublette Unified School District 374
Seward—Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483 PK–12 · Sublette Unified School District 374 PK–12 · Satanta Unified School District 507 PK–12
Ivanhoe—Garden City Unified School District 457

Every school in Dudley Township

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 Dudley Townshipby address
Satanta Elem
Grades PK–12 · Satanta
B−
128 students10:1Rate it →
Satanta Jr-Sr High
High · Grades 6–12 · Satanta
D
114 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Dudley Township’s schools

Are Dudley Township’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Dudley Township children attend score below 81% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 19%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Dudley Township in?

Satanta Unified School District 507, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 242 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Dudley Township are served by Sublette Unified School District 374.

How much does Dudley Township spend per student?

$19,316 in Satanta Unified School District 507 (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.