Bluestem Unified School District 205, Kansas

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Bluestem Unified School District 205
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 523 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Bluestem Unified School District 205 is a school district in Kansas (Greenwood and Butler counties). During the 2024 school year, 523 students attended one of the district's two 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 Bluestem Unified School District 205 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 Arnold
Jason Dohrman
Kirk Emmons
Damian Korte
Erika Long
Lori Turner

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: $358,000 $682 5%
Local: $1,378,000 $2,625 19%
State: $5,666,000 $10,792 76%
Total: $7,402,000 $14,099
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $7,754,000 $14,769
Total Current Expenditures: $7,543,000 $14,367
Instructional Expenditures: $4,753,000 $9,053 61%
Student and Staff Support: $434,000 $826 6%
Administration: $717,000 $1,365 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,639,000 $3,121 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $211,000 $401
Construction: $138,000 $262
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


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 (%)
2020-2021 21 PS PS <50 PS <50 20-24
2018-2019 25 PS <50 PS <50 25-29
2017-2018 26 <50 <=20 PS <50 25-29
2016-2017 24 PS <50 PS <50 20-24
2015-2016 19 <50 <=20 PS <50 15-19
2014-2015 15 <50 <=20 PS <50 15-19
2012-2013 71 PS >=50 PS PS 70-74
2011-2012 82 PS >=50 PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 79 PS >=50 PS PS 75-79

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 (%)
2020-2021 22 PS PS <50 PS <50 20-24
2018-2019 25 PS <50 PS <50 25-29
2017-2018 18 <50 21-39 PS <50 15-19
2016-2017 27 PS <50 PS <50 25-29
2015-2016 26 <50 <=20 PS <50 25-29
2014-2015 22 <50 <=20 PS <50 20-24
2012-2013 83 PS >=50 PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 86 PS >=50 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 91 PS >=50 PS >=50 90-94

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 (%)
2019-2020 >=90 PS PS 80-89
2018-2019 >=90 PS >=80
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS >=90
2016-2017 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2015-2016 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2014-2015 80-89 PS 80-89
2013-2014 80-89 PS PS PS PS 70-79
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 PS PS >=90
2010-2011 80-89 PS PS PS PS 70-79


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 523 -2.1
2022-2023 534 1.7
2021-2022 525 5.3
2020-2021 497 -0.4
2019-2020 499 -1.8
2018-2019 508 2.8
2017-2018 494 -1.2
2016-2017 500 -1.2
2015-2016 506 -4.9
2014-2015 531 -0.6
2013-2014 534 -0.6
2012-2013 537 -4.3
2011-2012 560 1.1
2010-2011 554 3.6
2009-2010 534 -8.6
2008-2009 580 -9.7
2007-2008 636 -9.9
2006-2007 699 -7.7
2005-2006 753 0.1
2004-2005 752 0.5
2003-2004 748 -1.7
2002-2003 761 -3.8
2001-2002 790 1.8
2000-2001 776 -3.4
1999-2000 802 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Bluestem Unified School District 205 (%) Kansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 2.8
Black 0.4 6.6
Hispanic 7.7 22.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 3.3 6.3
White 88.2 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, Bluestem Unified School District 205 had 44.80 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.67.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 8.20
Elementary: 13.10
Secondary: 21.50
Total: 44.80

Bluestem Unified School District 205 employed 1.00 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 1.50
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 4.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 3.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 5.50
Other Support Services: 11.60


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 Bluestem Unified School District 205 operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bluestem Elementary School280PK-6
Bluestem Jr/Sr High2437-12

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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 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    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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