George T Brown House · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0Junction City’s public schools outscore 54% of Kansas districts
35% of students in Junction City’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Junction 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.
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.
Junction City’s schools, in brief
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 35% and math 35% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending, and where it came from
The district spent $15,033 per student in FY2024, against $14,966 across Kansas. 31% of its revenue that year was federal (Kansas 11%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Junction City Middle School, then Junction City Sr High. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Xavier Catholic School (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 Junction City’s grade
B−: better than 54% of Kansas school districts, #76 of 151 Kansas towns. Test scores are above the Kansas average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Junction City, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Junction City
Junction City Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 900 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Junction City
Junction City Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 900 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Junction City
Junction City Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 900 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Junction City
Junction City Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 1,713 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Junction City
Junction City Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 1,713 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Junction City
Junction City Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 1,713 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Junction City
Junction City Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 1,713 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Junction City’s public schools are run by Geary County Schools Unified School District 475, which also serves Blakely, Grandview Plaza, Jackson and Jefferson 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.
Above the state in reading
Junction City vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Junction City’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Junction City | B− | Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 |
| Smoky Hill | B | Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 PK–12 · Chapman Unified School District 473 PK–12 |
| Jefferson | B− | Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 |
| Milford | B− | Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 |
All 3 neighbors share Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 with Junction City, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Junction City
9 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 Junction City’s schools
Are Junction City’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Kansas: the public schools Junction City children attend outscore 54% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #76 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Junction City in?
Geary County Schools Unified School District 475, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,293 students in 15 schools (2024–25).
Where do Junction City kids go to high school?
Junction City Sr High, with 1,713 students; its own test results earn a C.
What is Junction City’s graduation rate?
83% of the class of 2023 in Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Junction City spend per student?
$15,033 in Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Junction City?
Yes: St. Xavier Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–12, 136 students).
Parents talk
What Junction City families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Junction City → 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.