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Halstead Unified School District 440

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Halstead, Sedgwick Township, Eagle Township, Bentley, Macon Township, Halstead Township and Lakin Township, and parts of Newton, Valley Center Township, Greeley Township and Garden Township.

Halstead’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Kansas school districts

Students
786
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,978
KS $14,966
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Debt
$3.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Halstead Unified School District 440

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of Kansas districts
  • Spends 7% less per student than the KS average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.5M, about $4,472 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Halstead 2,132Sedgwick Township 1,727AEagle Township 1,251Bentley 586Macon Township 493Halstead Township 410Lakin Township 361

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Halstead. Grade by grade →

PK–3Bentley Primary SchoolThis district
4–8Halstead Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Halstead HighThis district

Test scores vs. KS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency27%
State average 29.4% · 440 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 32.5% · 437 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 88% · 54 in the class

100% 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
$13,978 per student · 7% below KS
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 66%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
817’20
829’21
833’22
811’23
786’24

Down 3.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 4%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Bentley Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bentley
B+
200 students11:1
Halstead Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Halstead
C+
346 students14:1
Halstead High
High · Grades 9–12 · Halstead
B−
240 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Newton Unified School District 373Darlington Township, Newton Township, North Newton
$17,375per student
Burrton Unified School District 369Burrton Township, Lake Township
$22,493per student
Hesston Unified School District 460Emma Township
$13,120per student
Maize Unified School District 266Park Township, Union Township
$14,583per student

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.