Schools in Western Township

Western Township’s public schools

Triplains Unified School District 275 and Wallace County Schools Unified School District 241 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Western Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency

24%

2021–22

Math proficiency

44%

2021–22

Spent per student

$20.5K

▲ 37% vs KS $15.0K

FY2024 · Wallace County Schools Unified School District 241

Students per teacher

7.6

KS 13.3 · smaller classes

Schools in town

227 students on the public path

In brief

Western Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Western Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Sharon Springs Elem places highest (better than 63%); Wallace County High lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Western Township, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Wallace County High and Winona 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Western Township, with each school’s own grade.

Kindergarten in Western Township · depends on your address

Sharon Springs Elem

Grades PK–8 · 108 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Sharon Springs

Winona Elem

Grades PK–8 · 58 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Winona

B⁻

The path, start to finish

PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB⁻ to B

9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Triplains Unified School District 275.

Two districts serve Western Township

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

Triplains Unified School District 275Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 73 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 5.5 per teacher (KS 13.3)

$23,644KS $14,966 · FY2024

B⁺

Wallace County Schools Unified School District 241Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 154 students, down 26% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (KS 13.3)

$20,512KS $14,966 · FY2024

A⁺

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Triplains Unified School District 27524%

State average 32.5% · 33 students tested

Math · PK–12, Triplains Unified School District 27544%

State average 29.4% · 33 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Wallace County Schools Unified School District 24152%

State average 32.5% · 106 students tested

Math · PK–12, Wallace County Schools Unified School District 24147%

State average 29.4% · 106 students tested

Western Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Western Township	—	Triplains Unified School District 275 PK–12 · Wallace County Schools Unified School District 241 PK–12
Russell Springs	—	Triplains Unified School District 275
Wallace	—	Wallace County Schools Unified School District 241
McAllaster	—	Triplains Unified School District 275
Harrison	—	Wallace County Schools Unified School District 241
Augustine	—	Leoti Unified School District 467 PK–12 · Triplains Unified School District 275 PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Triplains Unified School District 275 with Western Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Western Township

4 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 Western Townshipin other towns

Sharon Springs Elem

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sharon Springs

108 students10:1Rate it →

Winona Elem

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Winona

B⁻

58 students8:1Rate it →

Wallace County High

High · Grades 9–12 · Sharon Springs

46 students8:1Rate it →

Winona High

High · Grades 9–12 · Winona

15 students2:1Rate it →

Questions about Western Township’s schools

Are Western Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Western Township. Triplains Unified School District 275 and Wallace County Schools Unified School District 241 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Western Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Western Township in?

Triplains Unified School District 275 and Wallace County Schools Unified School District 241.

Where do Western Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Wallace County High and Winona High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.