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Arkansas City Unified School District 470
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,917 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Arkansas City Unified School District 470 is a school district in Kansas (Cowley and Sumner counties). During the 2024 school year, 2,917 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Arkansas City Unified School District 470 consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Lori Barnes
Chad Giles
Jacinda Kinzie
Rhoda MacLaughlin-Ramirez
Jon Oak
Jamie Pieper
Bob Squires

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $3,074,000 $1,105 7%
Local: $5,440,000 $1,955 12%
State: $36,603,000 $13,152 81%
Total: $45,117,000 $16,212
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $40,146,000 $14,425
Total Current Expenditures: $37,257,000 $13,387
Instructional Expenditures: $24,895,000 $8,945 62%
Student and Staff Support: $2,641,000 $948 7%
Administration: $3,271,000 $1,175 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $6,450,000 $2,317 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,115,000 $759
Construction: $788,000 $283
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $17,000 $6
Interest on Debt: $548,000 $196


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 16 <=20 <=10 11 <=20 15-19 20
2020-2021 12 <=20 <=10 7 <=20 25-29 15
2018-2019 25 <=20 11-19 21 11-19 20-24 28
2017-2018 24 21-39 11-19 18 20-29 25-29 27
2016-2017 25 <=20 20-29 19 11-19 15-19 29
2015-2016 28 <50 11-19 21 20-29 25-29 33
2014-2015 24 <50 <=10 18 20-29 20-24 28
2012-2013 75 >=50 50-59 70-74 70-74 70-74 79
2011-2012 91 >=50 80-89 89 85-89 >=95 93
2010-2011 92 >=50 80-84 90-94 85-89 >=90 93

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 18 <=20 11-19 11 <=20 25-29 21
2020-2021 18 <=20 <=20 11 <=20 25-29 21
2018-2019 23 <=20 20-29 15 11-19 20-24 28
2017-2018 22 <=20 20-29 13 20-29 20-24 26
2016-2017 27 <=20 20-29 18 11-19 25-29 33
2015-2016 33 21-39 20-29 23 30-39 40-44 37
2014-2015 31 <50 11-19 24 20-29 25-29 35
2012-2013 85 >=50 70-79 75-79 85-89 80-84 88
2011-2012 92 >=50 80-89 88 90-94 85-89 94
2010-2011 92 >=50 80-84 88 90-94 90-94 94

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 81 PS >=50 70-74 PS >=50 85-89
2020-2021 75-79 PS >=50 70-79 >=50 60-79 80-84
2019-2020 85-89 PS >=50 70-79 >=50 PS 85-89
2018-2019 77 PS >=50 70-79 PS 60-79 75-79
2017-2018 80-84 PS >=50 70-79 >=50 >=50 85-89
2016-2017 80-84 >=50 60-69 >=50 >=50 80-84
2015-2016 75-79 <50 70-79 60-79 PS 85-89
2014-2015 84 >=50 80-89 >=80 >=50 80-84
2013-2014 75-79 PS >=50 70-79 70-79 >=50 80-84
2012-2013 75-79 PS >=50 60-69 60-79 PS 80-84
2011-2012 76 >=50 70-79 >=80 PS 75-79
2010-2011 82 PS PS 80-89 80-89 >=50 80-84


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 2,917 1.0
2022-2023 2,887 3.6
2021-2022 2,783 1.4
2020-2021 2,745 -5.6
2019-2020 2,900 0.1
2018-2019 2,896 0.7
2017-2018 2,875 -1.0
2016-2017 2,904 1.1
2015-2016 2,872 -3.4
2014-2015 2,971 4.6
2013-2014 2,835 2.4
2012-2013 2,768 -1.9
2011-2012 2,820 2.0
2010-2011 2,763 4.8
2009-2010 2,630 -9.2
2008-2009 2,871 -2.1
2007-2008 2,930 -0.8
2006-2007 2,952 1.5
2005-2006 2,908 -3.4
2004-2005 3,006 -0.4
2003-2004 3,017 -1.5
2002-2003 3,062 0.7
2001-2002 3,042 5.8
2000-2001 2,865 -2.1
1999-2000 2,925 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Arkansas City Unified School District 470 (%) Kansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.5 0.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 2.8
Black 3.0 6.6
Hispanic 34.3 22.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.5 0.2
Two or More Races 5.5 6.3
White 54.0 61.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Arkansas City Unified School District 470 had 178.75 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.32.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 9.00
Kindergarten: 26.00
Elementary: 51.00
Secondary: 92.75
Total: 178.75

Arkansas City Unified School District 470 employed 2.00 district administrators and 15.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 5.00
School Administrators: 15.00
School Administrative Support: 11.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 56.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 11.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.00
Library/Media Support: 2.90
Student Support Services: 31.90
Other Support Services: 54.60


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Arkansas City Unified School District 470 operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Adams Elem296PK-5
Arkansas City High8669-12
Arkansas City Middle Sch6696-8
C 4 Elem113PK-5
Frances Willard Elem275PK-5
I X L Elem198PK-5
Jefferson Elem282PK-5
Roosevelt Elem218PK-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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