Smoky Valley Unified School District 400, Kansas

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Smoky Valley Unified School District 400
School Board badge.png
District details
School board members: 7
Students: 1,110 (2022-2023)
Schools: 4 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Smoky Valley Unified School District 400 is a school district in Kansas (McPherson, Saline, and Ellsworth counties). During the 2023 school year, 1,110 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.

Jump to a section:
School board Elections Location Budget Academic performance Students Staff Schools

School board

The Smoky Valley Unified School District 400 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 BakerDistrict 2 Position 5
Chris BauerDistrict 3 Position 6
Karla PihlDistrict 1 Position 1
Penny RauchholzDistrict 1 Position 4
Joe RyanDistrict 2 Position 2
Dwight SwisherDistrict 3 Position 3
Bryce WamplerAt-large Position 7

Elections

Click here for more information about any school board elections that Ballotpedia has covered in this district.

Join the conversation about school board politics

Hall Pass

Stay up to date on school board politics!

Subscribe for a weekly roundup of the sharpest commentary and research from across the political spectrum with Ballotpedia's Hall Pass newsletter.



District map

School district map

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $946,000 $741 7%
Local: $2,251,000 $1,764 17%
State: $9,722,000 $7,619 75%
Total: $12,919,000 $10,125
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $12,792,000 $10,025
Total Current Expenditures: $11,757,000 $9,213
Instructional Expenditures: $7,212,000 $5,652 56%
Student and Staff Support: $1,012,000 $793 8%
Administration: $1,417,000 $1,110 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,116,000 $1,658 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,035,000 $811
Construction: $411,000 $322
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 29 PS <=20 <50 30
2018-2019 33 PS 21-39 <50 34
2017-2018 33 PS PS 21-39 PS <50 35
2016-2017 36 PS 21-39 <50 37
2015-2016 30 PS PS 30-39 PS <50 30
2014-2015 33 PS PS 21-39 PS <50 34
2012-2013 82 PS PS >=50 PS PS 83
2011-2012 89 PS >=50 PS 89
2010-2011 90 PS PS >=50 PS 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 40 PS 21-39 <50 41
2018-2019 42 PS 21-39 <50 43
2017-2018 47 PS PS 21-39 PS <50 49
2016-2017 38 PS 21-39 <50 40
2015-2016 43 PS PS 30-39 PS <50 44
2014-2015 42 PS PS 21-39 PS >=50 43
2012-2013 93 PS PS >=50 PS PS 93
2011-2012 93 PS >=50 PS 93
2010-2011 93 PS PS >=50 PS 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 (%)
2019-2020 90-94 PS >=50 >=95
2018-2019 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2017-2018 >=95 PS PS PS >=95
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 80-84 PS 80-84
2013-2014 80-84 PS PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 80-84 PS 80-84


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 (%)
2022-2023 1,110 -20.4
2021-2022 1,336 4.5
2020-2021 1,276 -13.8
2019-2020 1,452 -0.1
2018-2019 1,454 -6.9
2017-2018 1,555 2.4
2016-2017 1,518 -0.1
2015-2016 1,519 27.9
2014-2015 1,095 -5.6
2013-2014 1,156 4.8
2012-2013 1,101 3.6
2011-2012 1,061 -0.7
2010-2011 1,068 1.0
2009-2010 1,057 1.1
2008-2009 1,045 2.0
2007-2008 1,024 -1.9
2006-2007 1,043 -2.1
2005-2006 1,065 7.5
2004-2005 985 1.0
2003-2004 975 0.7
2002-2003 968 -6.5
2001-2002 1,031 -0.2
2000-2001 1,033 -4.2
1999-2000 1,076 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Smoky Valley Unified School District 400 (%) Kansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 2.8
Black 1.7 6.7
Hispanic 6.4 21.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.2
Two or More Races 1.1 6.2
White 90.2 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

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 2022-2023 school year, Smoky Valley Unified School District 400 had 57.17 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 19.42.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 8.00
Elementary: 13.17
Secondary: 36.00
Total: 57.17

Smoky Valley Unified School District 400 employed 1.00 district administrators and 5.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 4.30
School Administrators: 5.00
School Administrative Support: 6.10
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 8.30
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.50
Student Support Services: 5.20
Other Support Services: 22.00


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 Smoky Valley Unified School District 400 operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Smoky Valley High2539-12
Smoky Valley Middle School2465-8
Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School283KG-12
Soderstrom Elem321PK-4

About school boards

Education legislation in Kansas

Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history.

See also

School Boards Education Policy Local Politics Kansas
School Board badge.png
Education Policy Icon.png
Local Politics Image.jpg
Seal of Kansas.png

External links

  • Office website
  • Search Google News for this topic

    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    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 June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    v • e
    Kansas school districts
    Flag of Kansas
    v • e
    State of Kansas
    Topeka (capital)
    Elections

    What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

    Government

    Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy

    Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Smoky_Valley_Unified_School_District_400,_Kansas&oldid=9540491"