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Schools in Shannon Township · Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377, Atchison Public Schools Unified School District 409

Shannon Township’s public schools score below 68% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

In Shannon Township, 21% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Shannon 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
25%
▼ 7 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 8 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▲ 5% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Atchison Public Schools Unified School District 409
Students per teacher
12.4
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,529 students on the public path
In brief

Shannon Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 559 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Shannon Township’s, its schools beat 26%, lower than their 32% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas (the state reports Shannon Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377 spends $16,591 per student and Atchison Public Schools Unified School District 409 $15,690, 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 Shannon Township’s grade

C− Test scoresB− Graduation

C: better than 32% of Kansas school districts. Graduation is above the Kansas average; test scores are below it.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 32%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (559)Better than 26%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,022 test results and a graduating class of 92 could put Shannon Township anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Shannon Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,020 in math, 1,025 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−

Shannon Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377). From grade PK, students attend the Atchison Public Schools Unified School District 409, shared with Atchison and Walnut. Its school is in Atchison. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Shannon Township

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

Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 498 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,591KS $14,966 · FY2024
C+
Atchison Public Schools Unified School District 409Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,450 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,690KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 37730%
State average 32.5% · 252 students tested
Math · PK–12, Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 37727%
State average 29.4% · 252 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Atchison Public Schools Unified School District 40924%
State average 32.5% · 773 students tested
Math · PK–12, Atchison Public Schools Unified School District 40919%
State average 29.4% · 768 students tested

Shannon Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Shannon TownshipCAtchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377 PK–12 · Atchison Public Schools Unified School District 409 PK–12
AtchisonCAtchison Public Schools Unified School District 409
Wayne—Troy Public Schools Unified School District 429
Independence—Doniphan West Unified School District 111
Lancaster—Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377
Mount Pleasant—Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377

2 of the 5 neighbors share Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377 with Shannon Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Shannon Township

5 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 Shannon Townshipin other towns
Atchison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atchison
C+
693 students15:1Rate it →
Atchison County Community Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Effingham
A−
244 students12:1Rate it →
Central School
Grades 2–12 · Atchison
C−
51 students10:1Rate it →
Atchison Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Atchison
C−
287 students11:1Rate it →
Atchison County Community JR/SR High
High · Grades 7–12 · Effingham
D
254 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Shannon Township’s schools

Are Shannon Township’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Shannon Township children attend score below 68% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Shannon Township in?

Two districts: Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377 runs grades PK–12, and Atchison Public Schools Unified School District 409 runs grades PK–12, shared with Atchison and Walnut.

What is Shannon Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Atchison Public Schools Unified School District 409 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Shannon Township spend per student?

$16,591 in Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377 and $15,690 in Atchison Public Schools Unified School District 409 (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.