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Schools in Richland Township · Paola Unified School District 368, Wellsville Unified School District 289

Richland Township’s public schools outscore 66% of Kansas districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Richland 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
32%
▼ 0 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▲ 1 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.8K
▲ 52% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Paola Unified School District 368
Students per teacher
14.0
KS 13.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,215 students on the public path
In brief

Richland Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 318 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Richland Township’s, its schools beat 60%, lower than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 32% and math 31% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Paola Unified School District 368 spends $22,822 per student and Wellsville Unified School District 289 $13,501, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Richland Township’s grade

B Test scoresA Graduation

B+: better than 66% of Kansas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 66%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (318)Better than 60%
Towns in Miami County (13)Better than 46%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,360 test results and a graduating class of 135 could put Richland Township anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Richland Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,361 in math, 1,360 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Richland Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Paola Unified School District 368). From grade PK, students attend the Wellsville Unified School District 289, shared with Franklin, Hayes, Peoria and Wellsville. Its elementary school is in Wellsville. Parts of Richland Township (11% of its land) are served by Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Richland Township

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

Paola Unified School District 368Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,732 students · 13.5 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$22,822KS $14,966 · FY2024
B+
Wellsville Unified School District 289Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 856 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$13,501KS $14,966 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Paola Unified School District 36833%
State average 32.5% · 946 students tested
Math · PK–12, Paola Unified School District 36832%
State average 29.4% · 947 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Wellsville Unified School District 28931%
State average 32.5% · 414 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wellsville Unified School District 28928%
State average 29.4% · 414 students tested

Richland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Richland TownshipB+Paola Unified School District 368 PK–12 · Wellsville Unified School District 289 PK–12
MarysvilleA−Paola Unified School District 368 PK–12 · Spring Hill Unified School District 230 PK–12
McCamish—Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231
FranklinB−Wellsville Unified School District 289
Stanton—Paola Unified School District 368 PK–12 · Osawatomie Unified School District 367 PK–12
GardnerB+Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231
Peoria—Wellsville Unified School District 289
WellsvilleB−Wellsville Unified School District 289

3 of the 7 neighbors share Wellsville Unified School District 289 with Richland Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Richland Township

6 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 Richland Townshipin other towns
Wellsville Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wellsville
A−
411 students16:1Rate it →
Cottonwood Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Paola
379 students14:1Rate it →
Paola Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Paola
B
413 students13:1Rate it →
Wellsville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wellsville
B−
167 students11:1Rate it →
Paola High
High · Grades 9–12 · Paola
C−
567 students14:1Rate it →
Wellsville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wellsville
B−
278 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Richland Township’s schools

Are Richland Township’s schools good?

By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Richland Township children attend outscore 66% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 60%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Richland Township in?

Two districts: Paola Unified School District 368 runs grades PK–12, and Wellsville Unified School District 289 runs grades PK–12, shared with Franklin, Hayes, Peoria and Wellsville.

Where do Richland Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Paola High and Wellsville High.

What is Richland Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Paola Unified School District 368 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Richland Township spend per student?

$22,822 in Paola Unified School District 368 and $13,501 in Wellsville Unified School District 289 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.