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Ellinwood Unified School District 355, Kansas

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Ellinwood Unified School District 355
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 475 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Ellinwood Unified School District 355 is a school district in Kansas (Barton and Stafford counties). During the 2024 school year, 475 students attended one of the district's three 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 Ellinwood Unified School District 355 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
Don Anderson20242028
Debbie McCormick20242028
Jason Winget20182028
John Sturn20132028
Craig Merritt20222026
Whitney Asher20182026
Steve Billinger20092026

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: $459,000 $983 7%
Local: $1,365,000 $2,923 20%
State: $5,137,000 $11,000 74%
Total: $6,961,000 $14,906
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $7,391,000 $15,826
Total Current Expenditures: $7,353,000 $15,745
Instructional Expenditures: $4,372,000 $9,361 59%
Student and Staff Support: $386,000 $826 5%
Administration: $910,000 $1,948 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,685,000 $3,608 23%
Total Capital Outlay: $38,000 $81
Construction: $0 $0
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 30 PS <=20 PS <50 30-34
2018-2019 28 PS <=20 PS <50 30-34
2017-2018 22 PS <50 PS <50 20-24
2016-2017 27 PS PS PS <50 25-29
2015-2016 35 PS <50 PS >=50 35-39
2014-2015 30-34 PS PS PS PS 30-34
2012-2013 81 PS PS PS >=50 80-84
2011-2012 85-89 PS >=50 PS 90-94
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS >=50 PS 85-89

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 31 PS <=20 PS <50 30-34
2018-2019 31 PS <=20 PS <50 30-34
2017-2018 25 PS <50 PS <50 25-29
2016-2017 26 PS PS PS <50 25-29
2015-2016 38 PS <50 PS >=50 40-44
2014-2015 35-39 PS PS PS PS 35-39
2012-2013 88 PS PS PS >=50 85-89
2011-2012 85-89 PS >=50 PS 85-89
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS >=50 PS 85-89

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 >=80 PS PS PS >=80
2018-2019 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2017-2018 60-69 PS 60-69
2016-2017 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2015-2016 >=90 >=50 PS >=90
2014-2015 >=80 PS >=80
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS 80-89
2012-2013 >=80 PS PS >=80
2011-2012 80-89 PS PS >=90
2010-2011 80-89 PS PS 80-89


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 475 -0.8
2022-2023 479 2.5
2021-2022 467 1.5
2020-2021 460 -8.7
2019-2020 500 -1.6
2018-2019 508 -0.4
2017-2018 510 1.4
2016-2017 503 -0.4
2015-2016 505 4.4
2014-2015 483 -0.4
2013-2014 485 2.7
2012-2013 472 5.3
2011-2012 447 2.7
2010-2011 435 1.8
2009-2010 427 -12.4
2008-2009 480 -1.5
2007-2008 487 -7.0
2006-2007 521 -5.6
2005-2006 550 -4.9
2004-2005 577 -0.3
2003-2004 579 -4.5
2002-2003 605 5.5
2001-2002 572 -5.2
2000-2001 602 -4.3
1999-2000 628 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Ellinwood Unified School District 355 (%) Kansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 2.8
Black 0.4 6.6
Hispanic 8.4 22.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 3.8 6.3
White 86.7 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, Ellinwood Unified School District 355 had 31.60 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.03.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 3.80
Elementary: 12.40
Secondary: 15.40
Total: 31.60

Ellinwood Unified School District 355 employed 1.00 district administrators and 2.00 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: 1.70
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 5.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 2.70
Student Support Services: 8.60
Other Support Services: 9.70


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 Ellinwood Unified School District 355 operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ellinwood Elem229PK-6
Ellinwood High1539-12
Ellinwood Middle School787-8

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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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