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Maize Unified School District 266, Kansas

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Maize Unified School District 266
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Maize, Kansas
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Superintendent: Raquel Greer
# of school board members: 7
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Maize Unified School District 266 is a school district in Kansas.

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Superintendent

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Raquel Greer is the superintendent of Maize Unified School District 266. Greer was appointed superintendent on July 1, 2022. Greer's previous career experience includes working as an assistant superintendent, prinicpal, counselor, and teacher in the Mulvane USD 263.[1]

Past superintendents

School board

The Maize Unified School District 266 school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Six members are elected by district, and one member is elected at large.[4]

Elections

See also: Maize Unified School District 266, Kansas, elections

Board members are elected on a staggered basis in November of odd-numbered years.[4]

Three seats on the board are up for general election on November 4, 2025. A primary was scheduled for August 5, 2025, but was canceled when not enough candidates filed to trigger a primary. The filing deadline for this election was June 2, 2025.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Maize Unified School District 266 school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[5]

“

1.16 Public Hearings

The board may hold public hearings on matters which the board deems appropriate. Public hearings will be held at a convenient time and a suitable place.

The board president or vice-president shall preside at public hearings and shall request every participant to state name, residence and purpose for speaking. After a hearing is called to order the board may delegate another individual to run the actual hearing.[6]

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District map

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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.[7]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $3,667,000 $470 4%
Local: $26,785,000 $3,435 26%
State: $73,748,000 $9,457 71%
Total: $104,200,000 $13,362
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $98,290,000 $12,604
Total Current Expenditures: $75,456,000 $9,676
Instructional Expenditures: $51,496,000 $6,603 52%
Student and Staff Support: $4,946,000 $634 5%
Administration: $6,930,000 $888 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $12,084,000 $1,549 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $14,102,000 $1,808
Construction: $10,536,000 $1,351
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $8,732,000 $1,119


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[8] $47,478 $78,098
2020-2021[9] $43,350 $73,050

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.[10]

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 36 40-44 10-14 25 40-59 25-29 39
2018-2019 42 50-54 15-19 30 40-49 30-34 44
2017-2018 44 55-59 25-29 29 30-39 35-39 47
2016-2017 47 65-69 30-34 33 40-49 30-34 49
2015-2016 47 60-64 25-29 35 40-49 40-44 49
2014-2015 44 60-64 25-29 30 40-49 40-44 46
2012-2013 90 >=95 75-79 89 80-89 90-94 91
2011-2012 92 90-94 80-84 91 >=90 85-89 92
2010-2011 92 >=95 85-89 89 80-89 90-94 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 (%)
2020-2021 45 50-54 25-29 35 40-59 30-34 48
2018-2019 49 50-54 30-34 36 40-49 40-44 52
2017-2018 50 55-59 30-34 39 40-49 45-49 52
2016-2017 50 50-54 30-34 39 40-49 45-49 53
2015-2016 53 55-59 30-34 45 40-49 45-49 54
2014-2015 54 60-64 30-34 47 40-49 55-59 55
2012-2013 94 >=95 85-89 92 80-89 90-94 94
2011-2012 95 90-94 85-89 94 >=90 >=95 95
2010-2011 95 90-94 90-94 94 >=90 >=95 95

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 94 >=80 >=80 90-94 PS >=80 94
2018-2019 95 >=80 >=80 >=90 PS >=50 95
2017-2018 93 >=80 >=50 90-94 PS >=80 93
2016-2017 92 >=50 >=50 >=90 >=50 >=80 92
2015-2016 95 >=80 >=50 90-94 >=50 >=50 95
2014-2015 95 >=80 >=50 >=90 >=50 >=50 95
2013-2014 95 >=80 >=50 80-89 >=50 >=80 96
2012-2013 94 >=80 >=50 >=90 >=50 PS 94
2011-2012 94 >=80 >=50 80-89 >=50 PS 94
2010-2011 92 >=80 >=50 >=90 >=50 PS 93


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 7,999 0.2
2021-2022 7,980 2.3
2020-2021 7,798 -2.6
2019-2020 8,000 2.1
2018-2019 7,833 3.4
2017-2018 7,567 2.9
2016-2017 7,349 0.5
2015-2016 7,315 0.6
2014-2015 7,270 1.0
2013-2014 7,200 1.3
2012-2013 7,103 2.0
2011-2012 6,958 4.6
2010-2011 6,641 1.8
2009-2010 6,524 -0.8
2008-2009 6,575 2.2
2007-2008 6,429 2.2
2006-2007 6,286 3.5
2005-2006 6,066 2.0
2004-2005 5,946 2.2
2003-2004 5,815 4.0
2002-2003 5,585 1.9
2001-2002 5,480 3.1
2000-2001 5,308 1.7
1999-2000 5,219 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Maize Unified School District 266 (%) Kansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6 0.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.8 2.8
Black 2.8 6.7
Hispanic 15.7 21.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 6.7 6.2
White 71.2 61.9

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

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Maize Unified School District 266 had 628.06 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.74.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 15.77
Kindergarten: 76.85
Elementary: 208.94
Secondary: 326.50
Total: 628.06

Maize Unified School District 266 employed 5.00 district administrators and 34.50 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 26.40
School Administrators: 34.50
School Administrative Support: 38.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 431.20
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 15.90
Total Guidance Counselors: 19.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 6.00
Library/Media Support: 5.00
Student Support Services: 95.00
Other Support Services: 222.20


Schools

The Maize Unified School District 266 operates 12 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Maize Central Elementary557KG-4
Maize Elementary425KG-4
Maize Intermediate School6125-6
Maize Middle School7347-8
Maize South Elementary529KG-4
Maize South High School1,0959-12
Maize South Intermediate School4655-6
Maize South Middle School5497-8
Maize Sr High1,2899-12
Maize Virtual Preparatory School396KG-12
Pray-Woodman Elementary512KG-4
Vermillion Elementary School835PK-4

Contact information

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Maize Unified School District 266
905 W. Academy Ave.
Maize, KS 67101
Phone: 316-722-0614


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Maize Unified School District 266, "Welcome Dr. Raquel Greer, Superintendent of Schools," accessed December 6, 2023
  2. ↑ The Wichita Eagle, "Moundridge’s Chad Higgins is new Maize schools superintendent (VIDEO)," May 5, 2015
  3. ↑ Maize Unified School District 266, "About Our District," accessed July 14, 2021
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maize Unified School District 266, "2020-2021 Policies & Regulations of the Board of Education," accessed June 18, 2021
  5. ↑ Maize Unified School District 266, "School Board Policy and Documents," accessed December 6, 2023
  6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  7. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  8. ↑ Maize Unified School District 266, "Negotiated Agreement/Salary Schedules 2024-2025," accessed April 17, 2025
  9. ↑ Maize Unified School District 266, "Negotiated Agreement/Salary Schedules," accessed June 16, 2021
  10. ↑ 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
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