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Rural Vista Unified School District 481, Kansas

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Rural Vista Unified School District 481
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 285 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Rural Vista Unified School District 481 is a school district in Kansas (Dickinson, Geary, and Morris counties). During the 2024 school year, 285 students attended one of the district's four 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 Rural Vista Unified School District 481 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
Chris BarnesDistrict 2 Position 2
Dillon CookDistrict 2 Position 6
Chuck HoffAt-large
Chad JohnsonDistrict 1 Position 5
Jaren NittlerDistrict 1 Position 1
Tracy SchmidtDistrict 1 Position 3
Elizabeth StodaDistrict 2 Position 4

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: $324,000 $1,196 7%
Local: $1,578,000 $5,823 33%
State: $2,876,000 $10,613 60%
Total: $4,778,000 $17,631
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $4,843,000 $17,870
Total Current Expenditures: $4,649,000 $17,154
Instructional Expenditures: $2,846,000 $10,501 59%
Student and Staff Support: $299,000 $1,103 6%
Administration: $559,000 $2,062 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $945,000 $3,487 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $194,000 $715
Construction: $93,000 $343
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 35-39 PS <50 PS 35-39
2018-2019 30-34 PS <50 PS PS 35-39
2017-2018 35-39 PS PS <50 PS PS 35-39
2016-2017 30-34 PS <50 PS 35-39
2015-2016 30-34 PS <50 PS 30-34
2014-2015 30-34 PS PS PS PS 30-34
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS >=50 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS >=50 PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 80-84 PS PS PS PS 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 30-34 PS <50 PS 30-34
2018-2019 30-34 PS <50 PS PS 30-34
2017-2018 45-49 PS <50 PS PS 45-49
2016-2017 35-39 PS <50 PS 35-39
2015-2016 45-49 PS <50 PS 45-49
2014-2015 45-49 PS <50 PS PS 50-54
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS >=50 PS PS >=95
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS >=50 PS PS >=95
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS PS PS PS >=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 >=80 PS >=80
2018-2019 >=80 PS PS >=80
2017-2018 >=50 PS >=50
2016-2017 >=80 PS PS >=80
2015-2016 >=80 >=80
2014-2015 >=80 PS >=80
2013-2014 >=90 PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 PS PS PS PS PS >=90
2010-2011 80-89 PS 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 285 7.0
2022-2023 265 -2.3
2021-2022 271 1.1
2020-2021 268 -3.4
2019-2020 277 0.4
2018-2019 276 4.0
2017-2018 265 -14.0
2016-2017 302 -7.6
2015-2016 325 5.2
2014-2015 308 -11.0
2013-2014 342 -1.8
2012-2013 348 -10.9
2011-2012 386 -1.0
2010-2011 390 -13.6
2009-2010 443 -2.3
2008-2009 453 -4.2
2007-2008 472 -0.4
2006-2007 474 14.3
2005-2006 406 -9.1
2004-2005 443 3.6
2003-2004 427 -4.4
2002-2003 446 3.1
2001-2002 432 -6.7
2000-2001 461 6.9
1999-2000 429 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Rural Vista Unified School District 481 (%) Kansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 2.8
Black 1.1 6.6
Hispanic 3.9 22.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 5.6 6.3
White 88.8 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, Rural Vista Unified School District 481 had 30.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.5.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.50
Kindergarten: 3.50
Elementary: 9.00
Secondary: 16.00
Total: 30.00

Rural Vista Unified School District 481 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: 1.80
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 2.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.80
Student Support Services: 6.30
Other Support Services: 5.80


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 Rural Vista Unified School District 481 operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Hope Elem74PK-8
Hope High279-12
White City Elem138PK-8
White City High459-12

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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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