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Central Jr-Sr High

PublicHighGrades 7–12

700 Main, Burden, KS 67019 · (620) 438-2215 · Part of Central Unified School District 462

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Directions
Students
139
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Central Jr-Sr High

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher

On the path

Where Silver Creek Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Central Elemin Burden
7–12Central Jr-Sr HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

700 Main, Burden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 717
Grade 827
Grade 924
Grade 1027
Grade 1120
Grade 1224
Enrollment over time
148’20
144’21
136’22
145’23
139’24

Down 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central Jr-Sr High from Silver Creek Township families.

Other schools in Central Unified School District 462

The district →
Central Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Burden
B
162 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Silver Creek Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.