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C+

Lyons Unified School District 405

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Lyons, Victoria Township, Harrison Township, Atlanta Township, Mitchell Township and Wilson Township, and parts of Galt Township.

Lyons’ School Grade C+ better than 35% of Kansas school districts

Students
692
Schools
4
Spent per student
$23,274
KS $14,966
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Debt
$11.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lyons Unified School District 405

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of Kansas districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 56% more per student than the KS average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $11.9M, about $17,218 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% of the 283 Kansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Lyons 3,488Victoria Township 309Harrison Township 153Atlanta Township 136Mitchell Township 101Wilson Township 96

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lyons. Grade by grade →

PK–2Lyons Park ElementaryThis district
3–5Lyons Central ElementaryThis district
6–8Lyons Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Lyons High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency27%
State average 29.4% · 391 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 32.5% · 368 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 88% · 58 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,274 per student · 56% above KS
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 57%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
738’20
761’21
737’22
701’23
692’24

Down 6.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 53%Hispanic 41%Two or more races 5%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools.

Lyons Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Lyons
166 students10:1
Lyons Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Lyons
B
132 students10:1
Lyons Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lyons
C−
173 students10:1
Lyons High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lyons
D
221 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Little River Unified School District 444Odessa Township, Rockville Township, Union Township
$18,187per student
Central Plains Unified School District 112Eureka Township, Thomas Township
$8,148per student
Chase-Raymond Unified School District 401Center Township, Lincoln Township
$23,039per student
Ellsworth Unified School District 327Geneseo, Trivoli Township
$14,687per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Kansas.