Morris County Unified School District 417, Kansas

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Morris County Unified School District 417
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 772 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Morris County Unified School District 417 is a school district in Kansas (Geary, Lyon, Morris, and Wabaunsee counties). During the 2024 school year, 772 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 Morris County Unified School District 417 consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Don Alderman
Kelsey HartmanDistrict 2 Position 6
Jamie JohnsonDistrict 1 Position 4
Terry PowellDistrict 1 Position 1
TinaRae ScottDistrict 2 Position 5
Patty TalleyDistrict 2 Position 2
Jay TroxellDistrict 1 Position 3

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: $1,354,000 $1,725 10%
Local: $3,205,000 $4,083 24%
State: $8,877,000 $11,308 66%
Total: $13,436,000 $17,116
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $12,180,000 $15,515
Total Current Expenditures: $11,206,000 $14,275
Instructional Expenditures: $7,074,000 $9,011 58%
Student and Staff Support: $563,000 $717 5%
Administration: $1,302,000 $1,658 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,267,000 $2,887 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $829,000 $1,056
Construction: $2,000 $2
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $134,000 $170


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 39 PS 21-39 PS <50 41
2018-2019 38 PS 20-29 60-79 39
2017-2018 41 PS 30-39 PS <50 42
2016-2017 45 PS 30-39 PS <50 47
2015-2016 39 PS 30-39 40-59 39
2014-2015 35 30-39 <50 36
2012-2013 75 60-79 >=50 75
2011-2012 91 PS >=80 PS >=50 91
2010-2011 88 PS 60-79 PS >=50 90

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 41 PS 21-39 PS >=50 42
2018-2019 43 PS 30-39 60-79 42
2017-2018 38 PS 30-39 PS <50 38
2016-2017 43 PS 30-39 PS >=50 44
2015-2016 41 40-49 40-59 40
2014-2015 47 40-49 >=50 47
2012-2013 85 60-79 >=50 85
2011-2012 94 PS >=80 PS >=50 95
2010-2011 90 >=80 PS >=50 90

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 >=90
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2017-2018 90-94 >=50 PS >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2015-2016 85-89 >=50 PS 80-89
2014-2015 80-89 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 >=95 PS >=95
2010-2011 >=90 PS PS PS >=90


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 772 -2.1
2022-2023 788 0.4
2021-2022 785 0.4
2020-2021 782 -6.4
2019-2020 832 2.4
2018-2019 812 3.1
2017-2018 787 4.4
2016-2017 752 -1.7
2015-2016 765 0.7
2014-2015 760 1.7
2013-2014 747 -0.8
2012-2013 753 -4.4
2011-2012 786 1.4
2010-2011 775 1.5
2009-2010 763 -6.3
2008-2009 811 -2.6
2007-2008 832 -3.0
2006-2007 857 -2.3
2005-2006 877 -2.5
2004-2005 899 -6.1
2003-2004 954 -1.2
2002-2003 965 -4.2
2001-2002 1,006 -3.2
2000-2001 1,038 0.5
1999-2000 1,033 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Morris County Unified School District 417 (%) Kansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.7 0.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 2.8
Black 0.3 6.6
Hispanic 6.2 22.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 4.3 6.3
White 88.6 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, Morris County Unified School District 417 had 68.60 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.25.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 9.80
Elementary: 19.00
Secondary: 37.80
Total: 68.60

Morris County Unified School District 417 employed 1.00 district administrators and 5.00 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: 2.50
School Administrators: 5.00
School Administrative Support: 5.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 19.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 0.80
Student Support Services: 5.50
Other Support Services: 26.70


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 Morris County Unified School District 417 operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Council Grove Elementary School338PK-6
Council Grove Junior Senior High School3607-12
Prairie Heights Elementary School74KG-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 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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