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Schools in Forrester Township

Forrester Township’s public schools

Ness City Unified School District 303 and Western Plains Unified School District 106 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forrester Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.4K
▲ 10% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Ness City Unified School District 303
Students per teacher
9.2
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
404 students on the public path
In brief

Forrester Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Forrester Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Ness City Elem places highest (better than 67%); Ness City High lowest (2%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Forrester Township, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Ness City High and Western Plains High. 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 Forrester Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ness City Unified School District 303.

Two districts serve Forrester Township

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

Ness City Unified School District 303Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 277 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,421KS $14,966 · FY2024
D
Western Plains Unified School District 106Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 127 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 7.5 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$22,449KS $14,966 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Ness City Unified School District 30327%
State average 32.5% · 119 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ness City Unified School District 30317%
State average 29.4% · 121 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Western Plains Unified School District 10634%
State average 32.5% · 54 students tested
Math · PK–12, Western Plains Unified School District 10634%
State average 29.4% · 57 students tested

Forrester Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Forrester Township—Ness City Unified School District 303 PK–12 · Western Plains Unified School District 106 PK–12
Eden—Ness City Unified School District 303
Nevada—Western Plains Unified School District 106
Ohio—Western Plains Unified School District 106 PK–12 · Ness City Unified School District 303 PK–12
Franklin—Ness City Unified School District 303
CenterDNess City Unified School District 303

4 of the 5 neighbors share Ness City Unified School District 303 with Forrester Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Forrester Township

5 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 Forrester Townshipin other towns
Ness City Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ness City
B+
155 students13:1Rate it →
Western Plains North Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ransom
B−
62 students11:1Rate it →
Western Plains South Elem/Jr High
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bazine
C−
31 students4:1Rate it →
Ness City High
High · Grades 7–12 · Ness City
D−
122 students8:1Rate it →
Western Plains High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ransom
34 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Forrester Township’s schools

Are Forrester Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Forrester Township. Ness City Unified School District 303 and Western Plains Unified School District 106 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forrester Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Forrester Township in?

Ness City Unified School District 303 and Western Plains Unified School District 106.

Where do Forrester Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Ness City High and Western Plains High.

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What Forrester Township 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.