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Schools in Smith Center · Smith Center Unified School District 237

Smith Center’s public schools outscore 60% of Kansas districts

Reading proficiency in Smith Center’s districts is 45%, above the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Smith Center, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to A−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
45%
▲ 12 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 9 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.3K
▲ 2% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.0
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
436 students on the public path
In brief

Smith Center’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 709 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Smith Center’s, its schools beat 65%, higher than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 20% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,327 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Smith Center Jr Sr High. See the path ↓

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 Smith Center’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 60% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are above the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (709)Better than 65%
C+A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 230 test results could put Smith Center anywhere from C+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Smith Center’s students in the tested grades sat them (230 in math, 231 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Smith Center ElemSmith Center Unified School District 237A−
7–12Smith Center Jr Sr HighSmith Center Unified School District 237C

Smith Center’s public schools are run by Smith Center Unified School District 237. 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.

Smith Center Unified School District 237Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 436 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,327KS $14,966 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 32.5% · 231 students tested
Math20%
State average 29.4% · 230 students tested

Smith Center vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Smith Center’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Smith CenterBSmith Center Unified School District 237

Every school in Smith Center

2 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 Smith Centerin other towns
Smith Center Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A−
253 students12:1Rate it →
Smith Center Jr Sr High
High · Grades 7–12
C
183 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Smith Center’s schools

Are Smith Center’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Kansas: the public schools Smith Center children attend outscore 60% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Smith Center in?

Smith Center Unified School District 237, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 436 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Smith Center spend per student?

$15,327 in Smith Center Unified School District 237 (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.