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Valley Center High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
9600 N. Meridian
Valley Center, KS 67147
Phone
(316) 755-7070
District
Valley Center Pub Sch
County
SEDGWICK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
995
Classroom Teachers
66

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kansas

6

(10 is best)

Better than 50.5% of all KS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Valley Center High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

30 20 10 0
23%
24%
23%
26%
22%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 306 30.8%
Grade 10 259 26.0%
Grade 11 199 20.0%
Grade 12 231 23.2%
Total 995 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 79.6% 80.2% 65.8%
Black 3.2% 2.1% 7.2%
Hispanic 13.9% 15.4% 22.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 1.2% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.4% 1.2% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 34.4% 40.5% 47.7%
Free lunch eligible 29.5% 35.0% 40.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.8% 5.6% 7.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 15,045 2,937,150
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 180.0 35
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 10.2% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.3% 20.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.6% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.1% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 17.9% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,299 1,148,635
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.5% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 39.8% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.0% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.2% 17.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.6% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.2% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.1% 15.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.9% 11.7%
$15,000 or less 2.0% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,231 $19,909,000 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $469 $1,497,000 4.0%
Staff $308 $985,000 2.6%
General Administration $255 $815,000 2.2%
School Administration $637 $2,036,000 5.4%
Operation $905 $2,891,000 7.7%
Transportation $397 $1,269,000 3.4%
Other $359 $1,146,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,330 $10,639,000 28.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,207 $7,052,000 18.8%
Total Expenditures $11,768 $37,600,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,109 $3,957,643,000 48.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $426,673,000 5.2%
Staff $517 $252,073,000 3.1%
General Administration $337 $164,574,000 2.0%
School Administration $738 $360,234,000 4.4%
Operation $1,270 $619,608,000 7.6%
Transportation $482 $235,153,000 2.9%
Other $366 $178,766,000 2.2%
Total Support $4,584 $2,237,081,000 27.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,040 $1,971,771,000 24.1%
Total Expenditures $16,733 $8,166,495,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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