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Schools in Wildhorse Township

Wildhorse Township’s public schools

Graham County Unified School District 281 and Palco Unified School District 269 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wildhorse Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
20%
2021–22
Math proficiency
19%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 15% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Graham County Unified School District 281
Students per teacher
8.9
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
441 students on the public path
In brief

Wildhorse Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Wildhorse Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Damar Elementary School places highest (better than 89%); Hill City Junior-Senior High lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Wildhorse Township, graded from C to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Hill City Junior-Senior High and Palco Jr. 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 Wildhorse Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Graham County Unified School District 281.

Two districts serve Wildhorse Township

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

Graham County Unified School District 281Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 383 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,246KS $14,966 · FY2024
D
Palco Unified School District 269Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 77 students, down 21% since 2020–21 · 6.2 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$23,424KS $14,966 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Graham County Unified School District 28120%
State average 32.5% · 213 students tested
Math · PK–12, Graham County Unified School District 28119%
State average 29.4% · 213 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Palco Unified School District 26924%
State average 32.5% · 37 students tested
Math · PK–12, Palco Unified School District 26915%
State average 29.4% · 37 students tested

Wildhorse Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wildhorse Township—Graham County Unified School District 281 PK–12 · Palco Unified School District 269 PK–12
Nicodemus—Graham County Unified School District 281
Hill City—Graham County Unified School District 281
Millbrook—Graham County Unified School District 281
Morlan—Graham County Unified School District 281 PK–12 · Palco Unified School District 269 PK–12
Township 7—Palco Unified School District 269

4 of the 5 neighbors share Graham County Unified School District 281 with Wildhorse Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Wildhorse 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 Wildhorse Townshipin other towns
Hill City Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hill City
C
212 students11:1Rate it →
Damar Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Damar
A
46 students8:1Rate it →
Palco Jr. High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palco
12 students4:1Rate it →
Hill City Junior-Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Hill City
C−
171 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Wildhorse Township’s schools

Are Wildhorse Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wildhorse Township. Graham County Unified School District 281 and Palco Unified School District 269 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wildhorse Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Wildhorse Township in?

Graham County Unified School District 281 and Palco Unified School District 269.

Where do Wildhorse Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Hill City Junior-Senior High and Palco Jr. 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.