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Schools in Union Township · McLouth Unified School District 342

Union Township’s public schools score below 91% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

In Union Township, 21% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Union 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%
▼ 8 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 8 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–79%
▼ 9–18 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▲ 6% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
437 students on the public path
In brief

Union Township’s schools, in brief

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

70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas (the state reports Union Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,819 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is McLouth Middle, then McLouth High. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. 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 Union Township’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 9% of Kansas school districts. Both inputs trail the Kansas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 9%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (767)Better than 7%
Towns in Jefferson County (12)Better than 8%
D−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 212 test results and a graduating class of 36 could put Union Township anywhere from D− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Union Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (212 in math, 211 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5McLouth ElemMcLouth Unified School District 342A−
6–8McLouth MiddleMcLouth Unified School District 342D
9–12McLouth HighMcLouth Unified School District 342C+

Union Township’s public schools are run by McLouth Unified School District 342, which also serves Alexandria, McLouth and Sarcoxie. Parts of Union Township (8% of its land) are served by Jefferson County North Unified School District 339 instead. 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.

McLouth Unified School District 342Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 437 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,819KS $14,966 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading25%
State average 32.5% · 211 students tested
Math21%
State average 29.4% · 212 students tested

Union Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Union TownshipDMcLouth Unified School District 342
JeffersonBJefferson County North Unified School District 339
Alexandria—Easton Unified School District 449 PK–12 · Tonganoxie Unified School District 464 PK–12 · McLouth Unified School District 342 PK–12
SarcoxieDMcLouth Unified School District 342
OskaloosaC+Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341
Tonganoxie—Tonganoxie Unified School District 464

2 of the 5 neighbors share McLouth Unified School District 342 with Union Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Union Township

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).

District schools in Union Townshipby address
McLouth Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McLouth
A−
221 students11:1Rate it →
McLouth Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McLouth
D
91 students10:1Rate it →
McLouth High
High · Grades 9–12 · McLouth
C+
125 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Union Township’s schools

Are Union Township’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Union Township children attend score below 91% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 7%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Union Township in?

McLouth Unified School District 342, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 437 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Union Township are served by Jefferson County North Unified School District 339.

Where do Union Township kids go to high school?

McLouth High in McLouth, with 125 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Union Township’s graduation rate?

70–79% of the class of 2023 in McLouth Unified School District 342 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Union Township spend per student?

$15,819 in McLouth Unified School District 342 (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.