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B+

Fowler Unified School District 225

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Fowler, Wilburn Township, Crooked Creek Township and Sand Creek Township, and parts of East Hess Township.

Fowler’s Schools page →

Students
87
Schools
2
Spent per student
$22,716
KS $14,966
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Debt
$0.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fowler Unified School District 225

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of Kansas districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 52% more per student than the KS average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 35.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.9M, about $10,287 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 68% of the 283 Kansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fowler. Grade by grade →

PK–6Fowler ElemThis district
7–12Fowler HighThis district

Test scores vs. KS

2021–22 · class of 2020
Math proficiency30–39%
State average 29.4% · 56 students tested
Reading / language arts30–39%
State average 32.5% · 56 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 88% · 7 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$22,716 per student · 52% above KS
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 43%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 59%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
134’20
108’21
70’22
74’23
87’24

Down 35.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 69%Hispanic 29%Two or more races 2%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Kansas.