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Schools in Ohio Township

Ohio Township’s public schools

Western Plains Unified School District 106 and Ness City Unified School District 303 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ohio Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$16.4K
▲ 10% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Ness City Unified School District 303
Students per teacher
9.2
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
404 students on the public path
In brief

Ohio Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Ohio Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Ness City Elem places highest (better than 67%); Ness City High lowest (2%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Ohio Township, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Ness City High and Western Plains 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ohio Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Western Plains Unified School District 106.

Two districts serve Ohio Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Western Plains Unified School District 106Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 127 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 7.5 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$22,449KS $14,966 · FY2024
B+
Ness City Unified School District 303Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 277 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,421KS $14,966 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Western Plains Unified School District 10634%
State average 32.5% · 54 students tested
Math · PK–12, Western Plains Unified School District 10634%
State average 29.4% · 57 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Ness City Unified School District 30327%
State average 32.5% · 119 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ness City Unified School District 30317%
State average 29.4% · 121 students tested

Ohio Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ohio Township—Western Plains Unified School District 106 PK–12 · Ness City Unified School District 303 PK–12
Forrester—Ness City Unified School District 303 PK–12 · Western Plains Unified School District 106 PK–12
Eden—Ness City Unified School District 303
White Rock—Dighton Unified School District 482
Collyer—WaKeeney Unified School District 208
Nevada—Western Plains Unified School District 106
Larrabee—Quinter Public Schools Unified School District 293

2 of the 6 neighbors share Ness City Unified School District 303 with Ohio Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Ohio Township

5 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).

Also serving Ohio Townshipin other towns
Ness City Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ness City
B+
155 students13:1Rate it →
Western Plains North Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ransom
B−
62 students11:1Rate it →
Western Plains South Elem/Jr High
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bazine
C−
31 students4:1Rate it →
Ness City High
High · Grades 7–12 · Ness City
D−
122 students8:1Rate it →
Western Plains High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ransom
34 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Ohio Township’s schools

Are Ohio Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ohio Township. Western Plains Unified School District 106 and Ness City Unified School District 303 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ohio Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ohio Township in?

Western Plains Unified School District 106 and Ness City Unified School District 303.

Where do Ohio Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Ness City High and Western Plains High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.