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Santa Fe Trail School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 398 students in Santa Fe Trail School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Santa Fe Trail School District have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
3 Schools
443 Schools
# Students
1,074 Students
131,781 Students
# Teachers
63 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Santa Fe Trail School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#259 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
31%
Graduation Rate
87%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.23
0.54
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
7%
20%
% Black
n/a
6%
% White
88%
65%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,618 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,398. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,221 is less than the state median of $17,321. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,618
$16,398
Spending / Student
$13,221
$17,321
Best Santa Fe Trail School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Carbondale Attendance Center
(Math: 19% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
315 N. Fourth Street
Carbondale, KS 66414
(800) 836-9525
Carbondale, KS 66414
(800) 836-9525
Gr: 4-8 | 398 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 11%
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