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Schools in Richland Township · Douglass Public Schools Unified School District 396, Rose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394

Richland Township’s public schools outscore 53% 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.

#80of 151 Kansas townsK–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
30%
▼ 2 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▲ 0 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 22% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Rose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394
Students per teacher
12.5
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
1,715 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 47%, lower than their 53% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 30% and math 30% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Douglass Public Schools Unified School District 396 spends $15,655 per student and Rose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394 $11,688, 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 scoresB− Graduation

B−: better than 53% of Kansas school districts, #80 of 151 Kansas towns. Graduation is above the Kansas average; test scores are below it.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 53%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (318)Better than 47%
Towns in Butler County (29)Better than 62%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,096 test results and a graduating class of 128 could put Richland Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Richland Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,095 in math, 1,099 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–2Rose Hill PrimaryRose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394No scores
3–5Rose Hill IntermediateRose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394A−
6–8Rose Hill MiddleRose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394C
9–12Rose Hill HighRose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394D

Richland Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Douglass Public Schools Unified School District 396). From grade PK, students attend the Rose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394, shared with Gypsum, Pleasant and Rose Hill. 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.

Douglass Public Schools Unified School District 396Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 587 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,655KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Rose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,715 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$11,688KS $14,966 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Douglass Public Schools Unified School District 39629%
State average 32.5% · 303 students tested
Math · PK–12, Douglass Public Schools Unified School District 39627%
State average 29.4% · 302 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Rose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 39431%
State average 32.5% · 796 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 39431%
State average 29.4% · 793 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−Douglass Public Schools Unified School District 396 PK–12 · Rose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394 PK–12
PleasantB−Rose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394 PK–12 · Augusta Unified School District 402 PK–12
DouglassCDouglass Public Schools Unified School District 396
Rose HillBRose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394
RockfordB−Mulvane Unified School District 263 PK–12 · Derby Unified School District 260 PK–12
Maple—Udall Unified School District 463

2 of the 5 neighbors share Rose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394 with Richland Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Richland Township

4 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 Richland Townshipby address
Rose Hill Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Rose Hill
451 students15:1Rate it →
Rose Hill Intermediate
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Rose Hill
A−
328 students13:1Rate it →
Rose Hill Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rose Hill
C
328 students11:1Rate it →
Rose Hill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rose Hill
D
608 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Richland Township’s schools

Are Richland Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Kansas: the public schools Richland Township children attend outscore 53% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #80 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Richland Township in?

Two districts: Douglass Public Schools Unified School District 396 runs grades PK–12, and Rose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394 runs grades PK–12, shared with Gypsum, Pleasant and Rose Hill.

Where do Richland Township kids go to high school?

Rose Hill High in Rose Hill, with 608 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Richland Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Rose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Richland Township spend per student?

$15,655 in Douglass Public Schools Unified School District 396 and $11,688 in Rose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394 (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.