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Schools in Harper · Chaparral Schools Unified School District 361

Harper’s public schools score below 51% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Harper, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 34% of Harper’s students scored proficient, above the Kansas average (29%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C− to A−K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
29%
▼ 4 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
▲ 5 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 16% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
603 students on the public path
In brief

Harper’s schools, in brief

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 29% and math 34% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,375 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Chaparral Jr/Sr 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Harper’s grade

B Test scoresC− Graduation

B−: better than 49% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are above the Kansas average; graduation is below it.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 49%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (667)Better than 49%
C−A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 400 test results and a graduating class of 55 could put Harper anywhere from C− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Harper’s students in the tested grades sat them (405 in math, 395 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Harper, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Harper ElemChaparral Schools Unified School District 361B+
7–12Chaparral Jr/Sr Highin AnthonyD

Harper’s public schools are run by Chaparral Schools Unified School District 361, which also serves Anthony, Bluff City, Danville and Township 1 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.

Chaparral Schools Unified School District 361Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 829 students, up 4% since 2021–22 · 11.6 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,375KS $14,966 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 32.5% · 395 students tested
Math34%
State average 29.4% · 405 students tested

Harper vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HarperB−Chaparral Schools Unified School District 361
Township 5—Chaparral Schools Unified School District 361

Every school in Harper

2 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).

District schools in Harperby address
Harper Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
255 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Harperin other towns
Chaparral Jr/Sr High
High · Grades 7–12 · Anthony
D
348 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Harper’s schools

Are Harper’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Harper children attend score below 51% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Harper in?

Chaparral Schools Unified School District 361, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 829 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Harper’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Chaparral Schools Unified School District 361 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Harper spend per student?

$17,375 in Chaparral Schools Unified School District 361 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.