Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Great Bend Township’s public schools score below 61% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation
On the state reading tests, 26% of Great Bend Township’s students scored proficient, below the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Great Bend Township, 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.
Great Bend Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 494 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Great Bend Township’s, its schools beat 33%, lower than their 39% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $16,214 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Great Bend Middle School, then Great Bend High School. Enrollment is up 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Central Kansas Christian Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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 Great Bend Township’s grade
C+: better than 39% of Kansas school districts. Graduation is above the Kansas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Great Bend Township, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Great Bend Township
Great Bend Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 438 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Great Bend
8th grade in Great Bend Township
Great Bend Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 438 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Great Bend
9th grade in Great Bend Township
Great Bend High School
Grades 9–12 · 923 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Great Bend
10th grade in Great Bend Township
Great Bend High School
Grades 9–12 · 923 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Great Bend
11th grade in Great Bend Township
Great Bend High School
Grades 9–12 · 923 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Great Bend
12th grade in Great Bend Township
Great Bend High School
Grades 9–12 · 923 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Great Bend
Great Bend Township’s public schools are run by Great Bend Unified School District 428, which also serves Buffalo, Clarence, Great Bend and Liberty 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.
Well below the state in reading
Great Bend Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Great Bend Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Great Bend Township | C+ | Great Bend Unified School District 428 |
| South Bend | — | Great Bend Unified School District 428 |
| Comanche | — | Ellinwood Public Schools Unified School District 355 |
| Cheyenne | — | Hoisington Unified School District 431 PK–12 · Central Plains Unified School District 112 PK–12 |
| Lakin | — | Ellinwood Public Schools Unified School District 355 |
| Buffalo | — | Great Bend Unified School District 428 |
| Liberty | — | Great Bend Unified School District 428 PK–12 · Fort Larned Unified School District 495 PK–12 |
3 of the 6 neighbors share Great Bend Unified School District 428 with Great Bend Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Great Bend Township
8 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 Great Bend Township’s schools
Are Great Bend Township’s schools good?
On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Great Bend Township children attend score below 61% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Great Bend Township in?
Great Bend Unified School District 428, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,876 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Great Bend Township kids go to high school?
Great Bend High School in Great Bend, with 923 students; its own test results earn a C−.
What is Great Bend Township’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Great Bend Unified School District 428 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Great Bend Township spend per student?
$16,214 in Great Bend Unified School District 428 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Great Bend Township?
Yes: Central Kansas Christian Academy (religious, grades K–8, 68 students).
Parents talk
What Great Bend Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Great Bend Township → They have their own page.
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.