Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0Seneca’s public schools outscore 96% of Kansas districts
54% of students in Seneca’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Seneca, 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 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.
Seneca’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 52% and math 54% 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
The district spends $15,772 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one high school
From grade 9 the district’s path is Nemaha Central High School. Enrollment is up 13% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Saints Peter & Paul School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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 Seneca’s grade
A+: better than 96% 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 Seneca, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Seneca
Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School
Grades PK–8 · 509 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Seneca
Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School
Grades PK–8 · 509 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Seneca
Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School
Grades PK–8 · 509 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Seneca
Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School
Grades PK–8 · 509 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Seneca
Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School
Grades PK–8 · 509 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Seneca
Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School
Grades PK–8 · 509 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Seneca
Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School
Grades PK–8 · 509 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Seneca
Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School
Grades PK–8 · 509 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Seneca
Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School
Grades PK–8 · 509 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Seneca
Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School
Grades PK–8 · 509 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Seneca
Nemaha Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 242 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Seneca
Nemaha Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 242 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Seneca’s public schools are run by Nemaha Unified School District 115, which also serves Adams, Center, Clear Creek and Gilman and others. 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.
Well above the state in reading
Seneca vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Seneca’s borders.
Every school in Seneca
3 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 Seneca’s schools
Are Seneca’s schools good?
By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Seneca children attend outscore 96% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 98%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Seneca in?
Nemaha Unified School District 115, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 751 students in 2 schools (2024–25).
Where do Seneca kids go to high school?
Nemaha Central High School, with 242 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Seneca’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Nemaha Unified School District 115 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Seneca spend per student?
$15,772 in Nemaha Unified School District 115 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Seneca?
Yes: Saints Peter & Paul School (Catholic, grades PK–7, 10 students).
Parents talk
What Seneca families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Seneca → They have their own page.
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.