Chicken Creek Bridge · Photo: WhatIsHip · CC BY-SA 4.0Willow Springs Township’s public schools outscore 64% of Kansas districts
Reading proficiency in Willow Springs Township’s districts is 38%, above the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Willow Springs 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.
From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% 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.
Willow Springs Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 38% and math 32% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Baldwin City Unified School District 348 spends $11,610 per student and Lawrence Unified School District 497 $12,393, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Willow Springs Township’s grade
B: better than 64% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are above the Kansas average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Willow Springs Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Willow Springs Township · depends on your address
New York Elem
Grades PK–5 · 415 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Lawrence
Baldwin Elementary Primary Center
Grades PK–2 · 365 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Baldwin City
9th grade in Willow Springs Township · depends on your address
Lawrence Free State High
Grades 9–12 · 1,774 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lawrence
Lawrence High
Grades 9–12 · 1,454 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Lawrence
Baldwin High School
Grades 9–12 · 437 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Baldwin City
10th grade in Willow Springs Township · depends on your address
Lawrence Free State High
Grades 9–12 · 1,774 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lawrence
Lawrence High
Grades 9–12 · 1,454 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Lawrence
Baldwin High School
Grades 9–12 · 437 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Baldwin City
11th grade in Willow Springs Township · depends on your address
Lawrence Free State High
Grades 9–12 · 1,774 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lawrence
Lawrence High
Grades 9–12 · 1,454 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Lawrence
Baldwin High School
Grades 9–12 · 437 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Baldwin City
12th grade in Willow Springs Township · depends on your address
Lawrence Free State High
Grades 9–12 · 1,774 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lawrence
Lawrence High
Grades 9–12 · 1,454 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Lawrence
Baldwin High School
Grades 9–12 · 437 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Baldwin City
Willow Springs Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Baldwin City Unified School District 348). From grade PK, students attend the Lawrence Unified School District 497, shared with Clinton, Grant, Kanwaka, Lawrence, Reno and Wakarusa. Its elementary school is in Lawrence. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Willow Springs Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Willow Springs Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Willow Springs Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Willow Springs Township | B | Baldwin City Unified School District 348 PK–12 · Lawrence Unified School District 497 PK–12 |
| Marion | — | Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434 PK–12 · Baldwin City Unified School District 348 PK–12 |
| Clinton | — | Lawrence Unified School District 497 |
| Palmyra | A− | Baldwin City Unified School District 348 |
| Wakarusa | B | Lawrence Unified School District 497 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Baldwin City Unified School District 348 with Willow Springs Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Willow Springs Township
20 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).
Questions about Willow Springs Township’s schools
Are Willow Springs Township’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Kansas: the public schools Willow Springs Township children attend outscore 64% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Willow Springs Township in?
Two districts: Baldwin City Unified School District 348 runs grades PK–12, and Lawrence Unified School District 497 runs grades PK–12, shared with Clinton, Grant, Kanwaka, Lawrence, Reno and Wakarusa.
Where do Willow Springs Township kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Lawrence Free State High, Lawrence High and Baldwin High School.
What is Willow Springs Township’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Lawrence Unified School District 497 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Willow Springs Township spend per student?
$11,610 in Baldwin City Unified School District 348 and $12,393 in Lawrence Unified School District 497 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Willow Springs Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Willow Springs Township → They have their own page.
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.