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Schools in Lecompton Township · Perry Public Schools Unified School District 343

Lecompton Township’s public schools score below 53% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 27% of Lecompton Township’s students scored proficient, below the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lecompton Township, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 2% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
KS 13.3
Schools in town
1
800 students on the public path
In brief

Lecompton Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 594 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lecompton Township’s, its schools beat 41%, lower than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas (the state reports Lecompton Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,678 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Perry-Lecompton Middle, then Perry Lecompton 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 Lecompton Township’s grade

C Test scoresB− Graduation

B−: better than 47% of Kansas school districts. Graduation is above the Kansas average; test scores are below it.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 47%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (594)Better than 41%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 378 test results and a graduating class of 72 could put Lecompton Township anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Lecompton Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (376 in math, 381 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Lecompton ElemPerry Public Schools Unified School District 343A
5–8Perry-Lecompton Middlein PerryC−
9–12Perry Lecompton Highin PerryC−

Lecompton Township’s public schools are run by Perry Public Schools Unified School District 343, which also serves Kanwaka, Kaw, Kentucky and Lecompton and others. Parts of Lecompton Township (14% of its land) are served by Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450 instead. 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.

Perry Public Schools Unified School District 343Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 800 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,678KS $14,966 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 32.5% · 381 students tested
Math26%
State average 29.4% · 376 students tested

Lecompton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lecompton TownshipB−Perry Public Schools Unified School District 343
KentuckyB−Perry Public Schools Unified School District 343
Rural—Perry Public Schools Unified School District 343
TecumsehBShawnee Heights Unified School District 450
KanwakaBPerry Public Schools Unified School District 343 PK–12 · Lawrence Unified School District 497 PK–12 · Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450 PK–12
KawBPerry Public Schools Unified School District 343 PK–12 · Jefferson West Unified School District 340 PK–12
WakarusaBLawrence Unified School District 497

4 of the 6 neighbors share Perry Public Schools Unified School District 343 with Lecompton Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lecompton Township

3 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 Lecompton Townshipby address
Lecompton Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lecompton
A
298 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Lecompton Townshipin other towns
Perry-Lecompton Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Perry
C−
234 students14:1Rate it →
Perry Lecompton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Perry
C−
268 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Lecompton Township’s schools

Are Lecompton Township’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lecompton Township children attend score below 53% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lecompton Township in?

Perry Public Schools Unified School District 343, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 800 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Lecompton Township are served by Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450.

Where do Lecompton Township kids go to high school?

Perry Lecompton High in Perry, with 268 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Lecompton Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Perry Public Schools Unified School District 343 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Lecompton Township spend per student?

$14,678 in Perry Public Schools Unified School District 343 (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.