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Schools in Johnson City · Stanton County Unified School District 452

Johnson City’s public schools score below 69% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Johnson City’s districts is 27%, below the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Johnson City, 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to B+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
27%
▼ 6 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
▼ 3 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▲ 2% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.7
KS 13.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
420 students on the public path
In brief

Johnson City’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas (the state reports Johnson City’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,214 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 Stanton County Jr./Sr. High School. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. 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 Johnson City’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 31% of Kansas school districts. Both inputs trail the Kansas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (865)Better than 27%
DB+A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 202 test results and a graduating class of 31 could put Johnson City anywhere from D to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Johnson City’s students in the tested grades sat them (206 in math, 198 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Stanton County ElementaryStanton County Unified School District 452B+
7–12Stanton County Jr./Sr. High SchoolStanton County Unified School District 452D

Johnson City’s public schools are run by Stanton County Unified School District 452, which also serves Manter. 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.

Stanton County Unified School District 452Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 420 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 16.7 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,214KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 32.5% · 198 students tested
Math26%
State average 29.4% · 206 students tested

Johnson City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Johnson CityCStanton County Unified School District 452

Every school in Johnson City

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 Johnson Cityby address
Stanton County Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Johnson
B+
238 students15:1Rate it →
Stanton County Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Johnson
D
182 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Johnson City’s schools

Are Johnson City’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Johnson City children attend score below 69% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Johnson City in?

Stanton County Unified School District 452, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 420 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Johnson City’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Stanton County Unified School District 452 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Johnson City spend per student?

$15,214 in Stanton County Unified School District 452 (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.