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Schools in Jackson Township

Jackson Township’s public schools

Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252 and North Lyon County Unified School District 251 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jackson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 16% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252
Students per teacher
10.5
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
610 students on the public path
In brief

Jackson Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Jackson Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Olpe Jr./Sr. High School places highest (better than 72%); Hartford Jr./Sr. High School lowest (31%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Jackson Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Neosho Rapids ElementarySouthern Lyon County Unified School District 252B−
6–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252.

Two districts serve Jackson Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 536 students · 11.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,428KS $14,966 · FY2024
A
North Lyon County Unified School District 251Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 325 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$18,709KS $14,966 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Southern Lyon County Unified School District 25239%
State average 32.5% · 258 students tested
Math · PK–12, Southern Lyon County Unified School District 25241%
State average 29.4% · 258 students tested
Reading · PK–12, North Lyon County Unified School District 25137%
State average 32.5% · 173 students tested
Math · PK–12, North Lyon County Unified School District 25127%
State average 29.4% · 172 students tested

Jackson Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Jackson Township—Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252 PK–12 · North Lyon County Unified School District 251 PK–12
LincolnA−Lebo-Waverly Unified School District 243
Emporia—Emporia Unified School District 253 PK–12 · Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252 PK–12
Reading—North Lyon County Unified School District 251
Fremont—North Lyon County Unified School District 251 PK–12 · Emporia Unified School District 253 PK–12
Elmendaro—Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252
Arvonia—Lebo-Waverly Unified School District 243 PK–12 · North Lyon County Unified School District 251 PK–12

3 of the 6 neighbors share North Lyon County Unified School District 251 with Jackson Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Jackson Township

4 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 Jackson Townshipby address
Neosho Rapids Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Neosho Rapids
B−
107 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Jackson Townshipin other towns
NLC Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Americus
B−
223 students12:1Rate it →
Olpe Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Olpe
B+
179 students13:1Rate it →
Hartford Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Hartford
C
101 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Jackson Township’s schools

Are Jackson Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Jackson Township. Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252 and North Lyon County Unified School District 251 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jackson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Jackson Township in?

Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252 and North Lyon County Unified School District 251.

Where do Jackson Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: NLC Elementary School, Olpe Jr./Sr. High School and Hartford Jr./Sr. High 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). Stars are from neighbors.