Fort Riley’s public schools outscore 54% of Kansas districts
35% of students in Fort Riley’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Fort Riley, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.
From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.
Fort Riley’s schools, in brief
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 35% and math 35% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending, and where it came from
The district spent $15,033 per student in FY2024, against $14,966 across Kansas. 31% of its revenue that year was federal (Kansas 11%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓
12 elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Fort Riley’s grade
B−: better than 54% of Kansas school districts, #78 of 151 Kansas towns. Test scores are above the Kansas average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fort Riley, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Fort Riley · depends on your address
Junction City Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 900 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Junction City
Fort Riley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 541 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Fort Riley · depends on your address
Junction City Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 900 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Junction City
Fort Riley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 541 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Fort Riley · depends on your address
Junction City Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 900 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Junction City
Fort Riley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 541 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Fort Riley
Junction City Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 1,713 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Junction City
10th grade in Fort Riley
Junction City Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 1,713 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Junction City
Fort Riley’s public schools are run by Geary County Schools Unified School District 475, which also serves Blakely, Grandview Plaza, Jackson and Jefferson and others. 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.
Above the state in reading
Fort Riley vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Fort Riley’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Riley | B− | Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 |
| Madison | B | Riley County Unified School District 378 PK–12 · Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 PK–12 |
| Milford | B− | Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 |
All 2 neighbors share Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 with Fort Riley, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Fort Riley
15 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 Fort Riley’s schools
Are Fort Riley’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Kansas: the public schools Fort Riley children attend outscore 54% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #78 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 55%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Fort Riley in?
Geary County Schools Unified School District 475, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,293 students in 15 schools (2024–25).
Where do Fort Riley kids go to high school?
Junction City Sr High in Junction City, with 1,713 students; its own test results earn a C.
What is Fort Riley’s graduation rate?
83% of the class of 2023 in Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Fort Riley spend per student?
$15,033 in Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Fort Riley 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.