Reno Township’s public schools outscore 62% of Kansas districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Reno Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state reading tests, 37% of Reno Township’s students scored proficient, above the Kansas average (32%). 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 93% 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.
Reno Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 37% and math 31% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Tonganoxie Unified School District 464 spends $12,125 per student and Lawrence Unified School District 497 $12,393, 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 Reno Township’s grade
B: better than 62% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are above the Kansas average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Reno Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Reno Township · depends on your address
Tonganoxie Elem
Grades PK–5 · 919 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Tonganoxie
New York Elem
Grades PK–5 · 415 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Lawrence
9th grade in Reno Township · depends on your address
Lawrence Free State High
Grades 9–12 · 1,774 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lawrence
Lawrence High
Grades 9–12 · 1,454 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Lawrence
Tonganoxie High
Grades 9–12 · 620 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Tonganoxie
10th grade in Reno Township · depends on your address
Lawrence Free State High
Grades 9–12 · 1,774 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lawrence
Lawrence High
Grades 9–12 · 1,454 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Lawrence
Tonganoxie High
Grades 9–12 · 620 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Tonganoxie
11th grade in Reno Township · depends on your address
Lawrence Free State High
Grades 9–12 · 1,774 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lawrence
Lawrence High
Grades 9–12 · 1,454 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Lawrence
Tonganoxie High
Grades 9–12 · 620 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Tonganoxie
12th grade in Reno Township · depends on your address
Lawrence Free State High
Grades 9–12 · 1,774 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lawrence
Lawrence High
Grades 9–12 · 1,454 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Lawrence
Tonganoxie High
Grades 9–12 · 620 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Tonganoxie
Reno Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Tonganoxie Unified School District 464). From grade PK, students attend the Lawrence Unified School District 497, shared with Clinton, Grant, Kanwaka, Lawrence, Wakarusa and Willow Springs. Its elementary school is in Tonganoxie. Parts of Reno Township (11% and 8% of its land) are served by Eudora Unified School District 491 and Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 458 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Reno Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Reno Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Reno Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Reno Township | B | Tonganoxie Unified School District 464 PK–12 · Lawrence Unified School District 497 PK–12 |
| Eudora | B+ | Eudora Unified School District 491 |
| Tonganoxie | — | Tonganoxie Unified School District 464 |
| Sherman | A | Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 458 |
| Sarcoxie | D | McLouth Unified School District 342 |
| Wakarusa | B | Lawrence Unified School District 497 |
| Grant | — | Lawrence Unified School District 497 |
2 of the 6 neighbors share Lawrence Unified School District 497 with Reno Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Reno Township
20 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 Reno Township’s schools
Are Reno Township’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Kansas: the public schools Reno Township children attend outscore 62% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Reno Township in?
Two districts: Tonganoxie Unified School District 464 runs grades PK–12, and Lawrence Unified School District 497 runs grades PK–12, shared with Clinton, Grant, Kanwaka, Lawrence, Wakarusa and Willow Springs.
Where do Reno Township kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Lawrence Free State High, Lawrence High and Tonganoxie High.
What is Reno Township’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Lawrence Unified School District 497 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Reno Township spend per student?
$12,125 in Tonganoxie Unified School District 464 and $12,393 in Lawrence Unified School District 497 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Reno 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.