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Schools in Elgin

Elgin’s public schools

Chautauqua County Community Unified School District 286 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elgin. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.7K
▲ 19% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.3
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
360 students on the public path
In brief

Elgin’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Elgin’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Sedan Elem places highest (better than 54%); Sedan High lowest (9%). 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 Elgin, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Sedan Elemin SedanB−
6–12Sedan Highin SedanD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Chautauqua County Community Unified School District 286.

The district

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

Chautauqua County Community Unified School District 286Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 360 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,745KS $14,966 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 32.5% · 190 students tested
Math27%
State average 29.4% · 194 students tested

Elgin vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elgin—Chautauqua County Community Unified School District 286

Every school in Elgin

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 Elginin other towns
Sedan Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sedan
B−
178 students10:1Rate it →
Sedan High
High · Grades 6–12 · Sedan
D
182 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Elgin’s schools

Are Elgin’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elgin. Chautauqua County Community Unified School District 286 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elgin. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Elgin in?

Chautauqua County Community Unified School District 286.

Where do Elgin kids go to high school?

Sedan High.

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What Elgin 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.