Geary County Unified School District 475, Kansas

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Geary County Unified School District 475
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 7,331 (2023-2024)
Schools: 15 (2023-2024)
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Geary County Unified School District 475 is a school district in Kansas (Geary and Riley counties). During the 2024 school year, 7,331 students attended one of the district's 15 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 Geary County Unified School District 475 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
Tom Brungardt
Jason Butler
Kristy Haden
Mark Hatcher
Beth Hudson
Ron Johnson
Anwar Khoury2007

Elections

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School board meetings

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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: $31,547,000 $4,446 28%
Local: $10,467,000 $1,475 9%
State: $71,126,000 $10,025 63%
Total: $113,140,000 $15,946
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $137,042,000 $19,315
Total Current Expenditures: $101,600,000 $14,319
Instructional Expenditures: $55,142,000 $7,771 40%
Student and Staff Support: $17,667,000 $2,490 13%
Administration: $11,421,000 $1,609 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $17,370,000 $2,448 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $32,307,000 $4,553
Construction: $27,422,000 $3,864
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $3,130,000 $441


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 35 40-44 23 32 21-39 35 39
2020-2021 32 40-44 19 25 <=20 34 40
2018-2019 31 35-39 21 25 <=20 31 37
2017-2018 29 40-44 19 24 11-19 28 35
2016-2017 31 40-44 22 25 21-39 31 36
2015-2016 30 40-44 17 26 21-39 27 35
2014-2015 26 35-39 17 24 11-19 24 30
2012-2013 70 75-79 57 68 60-79 66 75
2011-2012 86 90-94 78 85 >=80 84 89
2010-2011 87 90-94 78 87 80-89 88 91

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 35 40-44 24 32 21-39 35 39
2020-2021 39 40-44 28 32 21-39 40 45
2018-2019 37 45-49 27 31 21-39 35 42
2017-2018 37 40-44 26 32 50-59 36 42
2016-2017 37 45-49 28 31 21-39 35 43
2015-2016 39 50-54 27 36 40-49 41 44
2014-2015 41 50-54 30 39 30-39 43 45
2012-2013 84 85-89 77 84 60-79 81 87
2011-2012 88 85-89 83 87 >=80 90 91
2010-2011 90 85-89 84 89 >=90 90 93

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 82 >=50 70-74 85-89 80-89 80-84
2020-2021 85 >=80 80-84 80-84 PS 80-89 85-89
2019-2020 85 >=50 80-89 85-89 70-79 85-89
2018-2019 87 >=80 80-89 90-94 PS 70-79 85-89
2017-2018 86 >=50 80-84 90-94 PS >=90 85-89
2016-2017 87 >=50 90-94 80-84 PS 80-89 85-89
2015-2016 79 >=80 80-84 70-79 PS >=90 75-79
2014-2015 71 60-79 65-69 50-59 <50 70-79 70-74
2013-2014 78 >=50 75-79 60-69 PS 80-89 75-79
2012-2013 83 >=80 85-89 80-84 PS 80-89 80-84
2011-2012 74 >=50 70-74 70-79 PS 80-89 70-74
2010-2011 73 >=80 65-69 60-69 PS 70-79 70-74


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 7,331 -0.3
2022-2023 7,351 3.5
2021-2022 7,095 0.8
2020-2021 7,041 -6.0
2019-2020 7,463 0.1
2018-2019 7,455 -1.7
2017-2018 7,579 -5.1
2016-2017 7,964 -0.7
2015-2016 8,018 -6.4
2014-2015 8,533 3.7
2013-2014 8,217 -2.6
2012-2013 8,428 2.0
2011-2012 8,256 3.7
2010-2011 7,947 -1.7
2009-2010 8,086 13.2
2008-2009 7,016 1.4
2007-2008 6,915 6.3
2006-2007 6,476 -0.7
2005-2006 6,520 -2.4
2004-2005 6,678 0.5
2003-2004 6,645 2.3
2002-2003 6,490 1.4
2001-2002 6,400 -1.0
2000-2001 6,463 0.3
1999-2000 6,446 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Geary County Unified School District 475 (%) Kansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.7 0.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.0 2.8
Black 15.2 6.6
Hispanic 21.5 22.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2.4 0.2
Two or More Races 10.9 6.3
White 47.4 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, Geary County Unified School District 475 had 665.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.02.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 38.50
Kindergarten: 163.00
Elementary: 198.00
Secondary: 266.00
Total: 665.50

Geary County Unified School District 475 employed 3.00 district administrators and 36.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 27.10
School Administrators: 36.00
School Administrative Support: 49.60
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 275.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 31.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 16.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 15.00
Library/Media Support: 13.60
Student Support Services: 64.50
Other Support Services: 68.70


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 Geary County Unified School District 475 operates 15 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Eisenhower Elem332PK-5
Fort Riley Elem370PK-5
Fort Riley Middle School5236-8
Grandview Elem83PK-5
Junction City Middle School9096-8
Junction City Sr High1,7239-12
Lincoln Elem301PK-5
Ltg Richard J. Seitz Elementary631PK-5
Milford Elem85PK-5
Morris Hill Elem350PK-5
Sheridan Elem276PK-5
Spring Valley Elementary449PK-5
Ware Elem697PK-5
Washington Elem343PK-5
Westwood Elem259PK-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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