Little River Unified School District 444, Kansas

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Little River Unified School District 444
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 283 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Little River Unified School District 444 is a school district in Kansas (Ellsworth, McPherson, and Rice counties). During the 2024 school year, 283 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 Little River Unified School District 444 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
Byron Bina
Cory Dieball
Mark Frick
Austin Neufeld
Susan Rome
Andy Wills
Wade Wright

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: $293,000 $1,007 5%
Local: $2,984,000 $10,254 48%
State: $2,997,000 $10,299 48%
Total: $6,274,000 $21,560
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $13,223,000 $45,439
Total Current Expenditures: $4,440,000 $15,257
Instructional Expenditures: $2,682,000 $9,216 20%
Student and Staff Support: $214,000 $735 2%
Administration: $656,000 $2,254 5%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $888,000 $3,051 7%
Total Capital Outlay: $8,197,000 $28,168
Construction: $7,428,000 $25,525
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $584,000 $2,006


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 55-59 PS PS 55-59
2020-2021 35-39 PS PS 40-44
2018-2019 45-49 <50 45-49
2017-2018 45-49 PS <50 50-54
2016-2017 40-44 <50 45-49
2015-2016 45-49 PS <50 45-49
2014-2015 45-49 PS 21-39 45-49
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS PS PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 >=95 PS PS PS >=95
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94

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 50-54 PS PS 50-54
2020-2021 35-39 PS PS 35-39
2018-2019 40-44 <50 40-44
2017-2018 45-49 PS <50 45-49
2016-2017 45-49 <50 45-49
2015-2016 45-49 PS <50 45-49
2014-2015 45-49 PS 21-39 50-54
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 >=95 PS PS PS >=95
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS PS 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 (%)
2021-2022 >=80 PS >=80
2020-2021 >=80 PS >=80
2019-2020 PS PS
2018-2019 40-49 <50 50-59
2017-2018 >=80 PS >=80
2016-2017 >=80 PS >=80
2015-2016 >=80 >=80 >=50
2014-2015 80-89 PS >=80
2013-2014 60-79 PS PS PS >=80
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 >=80 PS PS PS >=80
2010-2011 60-79 PS PS >=80


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 283 -0.7
2022-2023 285 -2.1
2021-2022 291 4.1
2020-2021 279 -8.2
2019-2020 302 -1.7
2018-2019 307 0.7
2017-2018 305 -5.9
2016-2017 323 -5.3
2015-2016 340 0.0
2014-2015 340 -4.7
2013-2014 356 -11.2
2012-2013 396 9.8
2011-2012 357 1.1
2010-2011 353 3.1
2009-2010 342 2.9
2008-2009 332 4.8
2007-2008 316 1.6
2006-2007 311 4.5
2005-2006 297 0.3
2004-2005 296 1.7
2003-2004 291 -0.7
2002-2003 293 -1.4
2001-2002 297 5.7
2000-2001 280 1.1
1999-2000 277 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Little River Unified School District 444 (%) Kansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 2.8
Black 0.4 6.6
Hispanic 6.7 22.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 1.8 6.3
White 90.1 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, Little River Unified School District 444 had 24.84 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.39.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 3.72
Elementary: 7.62
Secondary: 12.50
Total: 24.84

Little River Unified School District 444 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: 2.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 2.60
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 2.40
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.10
Student Support Services: 3.70
Other Support Services: 7.00


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 Little River Unified School District 444 operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Little River High799-12
Little River Junior High447-8
Windom Elem160PK-6

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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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