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Schools in Kinsley · Kinsley-Offerle Unified School District 347

Kinsley’s public schools score below 54% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

In Kinsley, 27% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Kinsley, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
32%
▲ 3 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$18.4K
▲ 23% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.1
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
263 students on the public path
In brief

Kinsley’s schools, in brief

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 27% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,403 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 6 the district’s path is Kinsley Jr/Sr High School. Enrollment is down 10% 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 Kinsley’s grade

B− Test scores

B−: better than 46% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are below the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (523)Better than 46%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 146 test results could put Kinsley anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Kinsley’s students in the tested grades sat them (148 in math, 144 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Kinsley-Offerle Elementary Pre-K-5in OfferleA−
6–12Kinsley Jr/Sr High SchoolKinsley-Offerle Unified School District 347C

Kinsley’s public schools are run by Kinsley-Offerle Unified School District 347, which also serves Jackson, Kinsley, Logan and North Brown 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.

Kinsley-Offerle Unified School District 347Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 263 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$18,403KS $14,966 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 32.5% · 144 students tested
Math32%
State average 29.4% · 148 students tested

Kinsley vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
KinsleyB−Kinsley-Offerle Unified School District 347

Every school in Kinsley

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 Kinsleyby address
Kinsley Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12
C
135 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Kinsleyin other towns
Kinsley-Offerle Elementary Pre-K-5
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Offerle
A−
128 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Kinsley’s schools

Are Kinsley’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Kinsley children attend score below 54% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 46%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Kinsley in?

Kinsley-Offerle Unified School District 347, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 263 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Kinsley spend per student?

$18,403 in Kinsley-Offerle Unified School District 347 (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.