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Schools in Wichita · Wichita Unified School District 259

Wichita’s public schools score below 95% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

14% of students in Wichita’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Wichita, 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.

#148of 151 Kansas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
18%
▼ 14 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
14%
▼ 15 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
79%
▼ 9 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▲ 7% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
KS 13.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
120
43,181 students on the public path
In brief

Wichita’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 18% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,000 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

53 elementary schools, then 18 middle and ten high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Bishop Carroll Catholic High School (private), Wichita Collegiate School (private), Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School (private), Central Christian Academy (private), St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School (private), St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School (private), St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School (private), Magdalen Catholic School (private), Independent Elementary (private), The Independent School Inc (private), Classical School of Wichita (private), Blessed Sacrament Catholic (private), Blessed Sacrament Catholic School (private), St. Peter Catholic School (private), Holy Cross Lutheran School (private), St. Margaret Mary Catholic School (private), St. Patrick Catholic School (private), All Saints Catholic Elementary (private), St. Jude Catholic School (private), St. Anne Elementary School (private), Honeytree and Branches Academy (private), Annoor Islamic School (private), St. Joseph Catholic School (private), Wichita Montessori School (private), Christ the Savior Academy (private), Heartsping, Inc. (private), Northfield School of Liberal Arts (private), Wichita Adventist Christian Academy (private), Wichita Friends School (private), Three Angels Seventh-Day Adventist School (private), Morning Star Christian Academy (private), Concordia Academy, Wichita (private) and Mary Seat of Wisdom Academy (private) are in town. Maize Virtual Preparatory School and Education Imagine Academy, online schools, are based here too; they aren’t counted as local schools. Every school ↓

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 Wichita’s grade

D− Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 5% of Kansas school districts, #148 of 151 Kansas towns. Both inputs trail the Kansas average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 5%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (860)Better than 4%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 22,986 test results and a graduating class of 3,485 could put Wichita anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Wichita’s students in the tested grades sat them (23,224 in math, 22,747 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

53 schools teach K in Wichita’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Christa McAuliffe Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C+
829 students14:1Rate it →
Minneha Core Knowledge Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
644 students16:1Rate it →
Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
643 students16:1Rate it →
Woodman Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
612 students14:1Rate it →
Cloud Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
580 students14:1Rate it →
Colvin Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
571 students13:1Rate it →
Dodge Literacy Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
547 students15:1Rate it →
Beech Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
538 students14:1Rate it →
Allen Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
514 students14:1Rate it →
Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
509 students15:1Rate it →
Seltzer Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
494 students16:1Rate it →
Kensler Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
488 students14:1Rate it →
Gordon Parks Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
485 students13:1Rate it →
Spaght Multimedia Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
480 students14:1Rate it →
Price-Harris Communications Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
477 students17:1Rate it →
Anderson Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
477 students14:1Rate it →
Earhart Environ Magnet Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
471 students17:1Rate it →
Washington Accelerated Learning Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
470 students15:1Rate it →
Caldwell Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
465 students12:1Rate it →
Linwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
452 students14:1Rate it →
Gammon Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
448 students13:1Rate it →
Irving Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
447 students15:1Rate it →
Adams Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
446 students14:1Rate it →
Stanley Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
439 students14:1Rate it →
Kelly Liberal Arts Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
429 students14:1Rate it →
Enterprise Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
424 students13:1Rate it →
White Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
414 students14:1Rate it →
Gardiner Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
405 students14:1Rate it →
Lawrence Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
394 students15:1Rate it →
Franklin Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
390 students15:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
381 students14:1Rate it →
College Hill Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
378 students15:1Rate it →
Griffith Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
370 students12:1Rate it →
Cessna Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
356 students14:1Rate it →
Woodland Health / Wellness Magnet Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
347 students14:1Rate it →
Jackson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
337 students14:1Rate it →
Black Traditional Magnet Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
335 students16:1Rate it →
Ortiz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
323 students14:1Rate it →
Peterson Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
321 students13:1Rate it →
Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
313 students13:1Rate it →
Harry Street Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
310 students12:1Rate it →
Pleasant Valley Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
308 students15:1Rate it →
Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5
A+
305 students16:1Rate it →
Mueller Aerospace/Engineering Discovery Magne
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
304 students12:1Rate it →
McCollom Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
288 students12:1Rate it →
Benton Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
273 students13:1Rate it →
McLean Science/Tech Magnet Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
262 students13:1Rate it →
O K Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
262 students13:1Rate it →
Hyde Intl Studies/Commun Elem Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
260 students14:1Rate it →
Riverside Leadership Magnet Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
255 students14:1Rate it →
L'Ouverture Computer Technology Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
232 students12:1Rate it →
Levy Sp Ed Center
Grades K–12
D−
81 students5:1Rate it →
Bryant Opportunity Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5
D−
36 students3:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–553 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–818 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B+
9–1210 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C

Wichita’s public schools are run by Wichita Unified School District 259, which also serves Bel Aire, Eastborough, Kechi and Kechi and others. Parts of Wichita (9%, 7%, 5%, 2% and 2% of its land) are served by Maize Unified School District 266, Goddard Unified School District 265, Haysville Unified School District 261, Circle Unified School District 375 and Andover Unified School District 385 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.

Wichita Unified School District 259Grades PK–12 · 81 schools · 45,435 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,000KS $14,966 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading18%
State average 32.5% · 22747 students tested
Math14%
State average 29.4% · 23224 students tested

Wichita vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WichitaDWichita Unified School District 259
MinnehaDWichita Unified School District 259 PK–12 · Andover Unified School District 385 PK–12
RiversideC+Derby Unified School District 260 PK–12 · Haysville Unified School District 261 PK–12
Waco—Haysville Unified School District 261 PK–12 · Clearwater Unified School District 264 PK–12
AtticaARenwick Unified School District 267 PK–12 · Goddard Unified School District 265 PK–12
ParkA−Maize Unified School District 266 PK–12 · Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262 PK–12
KechiDWichita Unified School District 259 PK–12 · Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262 PK–12
GypsumB−Derby Unified School District 260 PK–12 · Rose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394 PK–12
MaizeA−Maize Unified School District 266
PayneACircle Unified School District 375 PK–12 · Andover Unified School District 385 PK–12
Bel AireDWichita Unified School District 259 PK–12 · Circle Unified School District 375 PK–12
Valley CenterA−Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262
BrunoAAndover Unified School District 385 PK–12 · Augusta Unified School District 402 PK–12
Park CityDValley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262 PK–12 · Wichita Unified School District 259 PK–12
IllinoisAGoddard Unified School District 265 PK–12 · Clearwater Unified School District 264 PK–12
SalemB−Mulvane Unified School District 263 PK–12 · Derby Unified School District 260 PK–12
AndoverAAndover Unified School District 385
GoddardAGoddard Unified School District 265
HaysvilleCHaysville Unified School District 261

4 of the 18 neighbors share Wichita Unified School District 259 with Wichita, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Wichita

122 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 Wichitaby address
Christa McAuliffe Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C+
829 students14:1Rate it →
Minneha Core Knowledge Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
644 students16:1Rate it →
Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
643 students16:1Rate it →
Woodman Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
612 students14:1Rate it →
Cloud Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
580 students14:1Rate it →
Colvin Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
571 students13:1Rate it →
Dodge Literacy Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
547 students15:1Rate it →
Beech Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
538 students14:1Rate it →
Allen Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
514 students14:1Rate it →
Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
509 students15:1Rate it →
Seltzer Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
494 students16:1Rate it →
Kensler Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
488 students14:1Rate it →
Gordon Parks Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
485 students13:1Rate it →
Spaght Multimedia Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
480 students14:1Rate it →
Price-Harris Communications Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
477 students17:1Rate it →
Anderson Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
477 students14:1Rate it →
Earhart Environ Magnet Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
471 students17:1Rate it →
Washington Accelerated Learning Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
470 students15:1Rate it →
Caldwell Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
465 students12:1Rate it →
Linwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
452 students14:1Rate it →
Gammon Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
448 students13:1Rate it →
Irving Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
447 students15:1Rate it →
Adams Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
446 students14:1Rate it →
Stanley Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
439 students14:1Rate it →
Kelly Liberal Arts Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
429 students14:1Rate it →
Enterprise Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
424 students13:1Rate it →
White Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
414 students14:1Rate it →
Gardiner Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
405 students14:1Rate it →
Lawrence Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
394 students15:1Rate it →
Franklin Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
390 students15:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
381 students14:1Rate it →
College Hill Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
378 students15:1Rate it →
Griffith Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
370 students12:1Rate it →
Cessna Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
356 students14:1Rate it →
Woodland Health / Wellness Magnet Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
347 students14:1Rate it →
Jackson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
337 students14:1Rate it →
Black Traditional Magnet Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
335 students16:1Rate it →
Ortiz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
323 students14:1Rate it →
Peterson Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
321 students13:1Rate it →
Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
313 students13:1Rate it →
Harry Street Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
310 students12:1Rate it →
Pleasant Valley Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
308 students15:1Rate it →
Mueller Aerospace/Engineering Discovery Magne
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
304 students12:1Rate it →
McCollom Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
288 students12:1Rate it →
Benton Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
273 students13:1Rate it →
McLean Science/Tech Magnet Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
262 students13:1Rate it →
O K Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
262 students13:1Rate it →
Hyde Intl Studies/Commun Elem Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
260 students14:1Rate it →
Riverside Leadership Magnet Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
255 students14:1Rate it →
L'Ouverture Computer Technology Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
232 students12:1Rate it →
Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5
A+
305 students16:1Rate it →
Levy Sp Ed Center
Grades K–12
D−
81 students5:1Rate it →
Bryant Opportunity Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5
D−
36 students3:1Rate it →
Truesdell Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
924 students13:1Rate it →
Curtis Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
846 students13:1Rate it →
Wilbur Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
822 students14:1Rate it →
Pleasant Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
760 students15:1Rate it →
Robinson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
682 students12:1Rate it →
Mead Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
678 students14:1Rate it →
Coleman Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
631 students15:1Rate it →
Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
623 students15:1Rate it →
Hamilton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
604 students15:1Rate it →
Marshall Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
596 students14:1Rate it →
Brooks Magnet Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
578 students16:1Rate it →
Allison Traditional Magnet Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
536 students16:1Rate it →
Stucky Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
518 students13:1Rate it →
Wells Alternative Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
36 students4:1Rate it →
East High
High · Grades 9–12
C−
2,435 students17:1Rate it →
Southeast High
High · Grades 9–12
D−
2,066 students17:1Rate it →
North High
High · Grades 9–12
D−
2,041 students16:1Rate it →
South High
High · Grades 9–12
D−
1,662 students14:1Rate it →
Heights High
High · Grades 9–12
D−
1,505 students17:1Rate it →
Northwest High
High · Grades 9–12
C
1,424 students16:1Rate it →
West High
High · Grades 9–12
D−
1,306 students14:1Rate it →
Wichita Alternative High
High · Grades 9–12
C
133 students13:1Rate it →
Sowers Alternative High School
High · Grades 9–12
C
60 students4:1Rate it →
Chisholm Life Skills Center
High · Grades 12
96 students10:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Wichitarun by other districts or the state
Wheatland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
A+
443 students16:1Rate it →
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Goddard
A−
625 students19:1Rate it →
Explorer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Goddard
A
433 students14:1Rate it →
Apollo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Goddard
A+
544 students16:1Rate it →
Eisenhower High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Goddard
B
991 students17:1Rate it →
Maize South Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8
B
501 students12:1Rate it →
Maize South Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4
A−
514 students13:1Rate it →
Maize South High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
1,107 students15:1Rate it →
Maize South Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6
431 students13:1Rate it →
Circle Greenwich Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A+
337 students15:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Wichitanot counted as local schools
Maize Virtual Preparatory School
Grades K–12
A+
Online
446 students21:1Rate it →
Education Imagine Academy
Grades K–12
C
Online
566 studentsRate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Bishop Carroll Catholic High School
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Catholic
1,148 students16:1Rate it →
Wichita Collegiate School
Grades PK–12
Private · Nonsectarian
967 students9:1Rate it →
Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Catholic
876 students13:1Rate it →
Central Christian Academy
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
622 students15:1Rate it →
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
505 students19:1Rate it →
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
496 students18:1Rate it →
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
491 students18:1Rate it →
Magdalen Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
484 students21:1Rate it →
Independent Elementary
Grades PK–12
Private · Nonsectarian
477 students7:1Rate it →
The Independent School Inc
Grades PK–12
Private · Nonsectarian
450 students8:1Rate it →
Classical School of Wichita
Grades K–12
Private · Religious
449 students10:1Rate it →
Blessed Sacrament Catholic
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
449 students18:1Rate it →
Blessed Sacrament Catholic School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Catholic
394 students16:1Rate it →
St. Peter Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
300 students13:1Rate it →
Holy Cross Lutheran School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
257 students14:1Rate it →
St. Margaret Mary Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
228 students16:1Rate it →
St. Patrick Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
178 students14:1Rate it →
All Saints Catholic Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
170 students17:1Rate it →
St. Jude Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
166 students12:1Rate it →
St. Anne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Catholic
163 students16:1Rate it →
Honeytree and Branches Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Nonsectarian
163 studentsRate it →
Annoor Islamic School
Grades PK–10
Private · Religious
155 students11:1Rate it →
St. Joseph Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
124 students13:1Rate it →
Wichita Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
Private · Nonsectarian
88 students7:1Rate it →
Christ the Savior Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
69 students8:1Rate it →
Heartsping, Inc.
Private · Special education
59 students7:1Rate it →
Northfield School of Liberal Arts
Grades 6–12
Private · Nonsectarian
43 students5:1Rate it →
Wichita Adventist Christian Academy
Grades K–9
Private · Religious
42 students8:1Rate it →
Wichita Friends School
Elementary · Grades PK–3
Private · Religious
28 students7:1Rate it →
Three Angels Seventh-Day Adventist School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Religious
20 students20:1Rate it →
Morning Star Christian Academy
Grades 4–12
Private · Religious
11 students4:1Rate it →
Concordia Academy, Wichita
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Religious
11 students4:1Rate it →
Mary Seat of Wisdom Academy
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Catholic
9 students3:1Rate it →

Questions about Wichita’s schools

Are Wichita’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Wichita children attend score below 95% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #148 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wichita in?

Wichita Unified School District 259, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 45,435 students in 81 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Wichita are served by Maize Unified School District 266, Goddard Unified School District 265, Haysville Unified School District 261, Circle Unified School District 375 and Andover Unified School District 385.

Where do Wichita kids go to high school?

One of 10 high schools, depending on your address: East High, Southeast High, North High, South High, Heights High, Northwest High, West High, Wichita Alternative High, Levy Sp Ed Center and Sowers Alternative High School.

What is Wichita’s graduation rate?

79% of the class of 2023 in Wichita Unified School District 259 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Wichita spend per student?

$16,000 in Wichita Unified School District 259 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Wichita?

Yes: Bishop Carroll Catholic High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 1,148 students), Wichita Collegiate School (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 967 students), Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 876 students), Central Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 622 students), St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 505 students), St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 496 students), St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 491 students), Magdalen Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 484 students), Independent Elementary (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 477 students), The Independent School Inc (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 450 students), Classical School of Wichita (religious, grades K–12, 449 students), Blessed Sacrament Catholic (Catholic, grades PK–8, 449 students), Blessed Sacrament Catholic School (Catholic, grades K–8, 394 students), St. Peter Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 300 students), Holy Cross Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 257 students), St. Margaret Mary Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 228 students), St. Patrick Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 178 students), All Saints Catholic Elementary (Catholic, grades PK–8, 170 students), St. Jude Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 166 students), St. Anne Elementary School (Catholic, grades K–8, 163 students), Honeytree and Branches Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 163 students), Annoor Islamic School (religious, grades PK–10, 155 students), St. Joseph Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 124 students), Wichita Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 88 students), Christ the Savior Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 69 students), Heartsping, Inc. (special education, grades , 59 students), Northfield School of Liberal Arts (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 43 students), Wichita Adventist Christian Academy (religious, grades K–9, 42 students), Wichita Friends School (religious, grades PK–3, 28 students), Three Angels Seventh-Day Adventist School (religious, grades K–8, 20 students), Morning Star Christian Academy (religious, grades 4–12, 11 students), Concordia Academy, Wichita (religious, grades 9–12, 11 students) and Mary Seat of Wisdom Academy (Catholic, grades 9–12, 9 students).

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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.