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City Hall in Peabody, KansasPhoto: Steve Meirowsky (Wikipedia) (Flickr) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Schools in Peabody Township · Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398

Peabody Township’s public schools score below 97% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

17% of students in Peabody Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Peabody Township, 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
17%
▼ 16 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 12 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$19.5K
▲ 30% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.0
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
206 students on the public path
In brief

Peabody Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,502 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 Peabody-Burns Jr/Sr High School. Enrollment is down 7% 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 Peabody Township’s grade

D− Test scores

D−: better than 3% 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 3%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (674)Better than 3%
Towns in Marion County (17)Better than 0%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 89 test results could put Peabody Township anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Peabody Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (89 in math, 89 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Peabody-Burns ElementaryPeabody-Burns Unified School District 398C
6–12Peabody-Burns Jr/Sr High SchoolPeabody-Burns Unified School District 398C

Peabody Township’s public schools are run by Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398, which also serves Burns, Catlin, Cedar and Clifford and others. Parts of Peabody Township (3% of its land) are served by Remington-Whitewater Unified School District 206 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.

Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 206 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 8.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$19,502KS $14,966 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 32.5% · 89 students tested
Math17%
State average 29.4% · 89 students tested

Peabody Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Peabody TownshipD−Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398
Catlin—Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398
Walton—Newton Unified School District 373 PK–12 · Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398 PK–12
Fairmount—Remington-Whitewater Unified School District 206

2 of the 3 neighbors share Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398 with Peabody Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Peabody Township

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 Peabody Townshipby address
Peabody-Burns Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Peabody
C
104 students9:1Rate it →
Peabody-Burns Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Peabody
C
102 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Peabody Township’s schools

Are Peabody Township’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Peabody Township children attend score below 97% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Peabody Township in?

Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 206 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Peabody Township are served by Remington-Whitewater Unified School District 206.

How much does Peabody Township spend per student?

$19,502 in Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Peabody 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.