Photo: United States Census Bureau, modified by User:FUBAR007 · Public domainPayne Township’s public schools outscore 90% of Kansas districts
Math proficiency in Payne Township’s districts is 45%, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Payne 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.
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.
Payne Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 47% and math 45% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Circle Unified School District 375 spends $11,785 per student and Andover Unified School District 385 $7,419, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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 Payne Township’s grade
A: better than 90% of Kansas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Payne Township, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Payne Township · depends on your address
Andover Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 773 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Andover
Andover Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 642 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Andover
Circle Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 312 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Benton
8th grade in Payne Township · depends on your address
Andover Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 773 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Andover
Andover Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 642 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Andover
Circle Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 312 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Benton
9th grade in Payne Township · depends on your address
Andover High
Grades 9–12 · 1,018 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Andover
Andover Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 886 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Andover
Circle High
Grades 9–12 · 604 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Towanda
10th grade in Payne Township · depends on your address
Andover High
Grades 9–12 · 1,018 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Andover
Andover Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 886 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Andover
Circle High
Grades 9–12 · 604 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Towanda
11th grade in Payne Township · depends on your address
Andover High
Grades 9–12 · 1,018 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Andover
Andover Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 886 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Andover
Circle High
Grades 9–12 · 604 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Towanda
12th grade in Payne Township · depends on your address
Andover High
Grades 9–12 · 1,018 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Andover
Andover Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 886 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Andover
Circle High
Grades 9–12 · 604 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Towanda
Payne Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Circle Unified School District 375). From grade PK, students attend the Andover Unified School District 385, shared with Andover, Bruno and Minneha. Its elementary school is in Wichita. Parts of Payne Township (15% of its land) are served by Wichita Unified School District 259 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Payne Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Payne Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Payne Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Payne Township | A | Circle Unified School District 375 PK–12 · Andover Unified School District 385 PK–12 |
| Wichita | D | Wichita Unified School District 259 |
| Bel Aire | D | Wichita Unified School District 259 PK–12 · Circle Unified School District 375 PK–12 |
| Benton | A− | Circle Unified School District 375 |
| Kechi | D | Wichita Unified School District 259 PK–12 · Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262 PK–12 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Circle Unified School District 375 with Payne Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Payne Township
16 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 Payne Township’s schools
Are Payne Township’s schools good?
By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Payne Township children attend outscore 90% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 90%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Payne Township in?
Two districts: Circle Unified School District 375 runs grades PK–12, and Andover Unified School District 385 runs grades PK–12, shared with Andover, Bruno and Minneha.
Where do Payne Township kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Andover High, Andover Central High School and Circle High.
What is Payne Township’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Andover Unified School District 385 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Payne Township spend per student?
$11,785 in Circle Unified School District 375 and $7,419 in Andover Unified School District 385 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Payne Township families are saying about school.
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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.