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Wellsville Unified School District 289, Kansas

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Wellsville Unified School District 289
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 826 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Wellsville Unified School District 289 is a school district in Kansas (Miami, Douglas, and Franklin counties). During the 2024 school year, 826 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 Wellsville Unified School District 289 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
Jeremi ThompsonPosition 3 South2028
Lindsey WoodPosition 6 South2028
Michelle HutchinsonPosition 1 Wellsville20242028
Debra McCulloughPosition 2 North20242028
Brett SheltonPosition 7 At-large20242028
Amanda DonovanPosition 5 North2026
Shane PruittPosition 4 Wellsville2026

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: $778,000 $958 6%
Local: $3,467,000 $4,270 28%
State: $8,149,000 $10,036 66%
Total: $12,394,000 $15,264
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $13,044,000 $16,064
Total Current Expenditures: $10,470,000 $12,894
Instructional Expenditures: $6,947,000 $8,555 53%
Student and Staff Support: $846,000 $1,041 6%
Administration: $983,000 $1,210 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,694,000 $2,086 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,370,000 $2,918
Construction: $1,777,000 $2,188
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $200,000 $246


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 34 PS PS <=20 PS 35
2018-2019 34 PS PS <50 <50 34
2017-2018 31 PS PS 21-39 PS 32
2016-2017 34 PS PS <50 PS 34
2015-2016 32 PS 21-39 PS <50 32
2014-2015 23 PS <50 PS <50 24
2012-2013 83 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 84
2011-2012 91 PS >=80 PS >=50 91
2010-2011 95 PS >=80 >=50 95

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 PS 21-39 PS 40
2018-2019 39 PS PS <50 <50 40
2017-2018 38 PS PS 40-59 PS 38
2016-2017 39 PS PS <50 PS 39
2015-2016 44 PS 21-39 PS <50 45
2014-2015 43 PS <50 PS <50 44
2012-2013 90 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 91
2011-2012 93 PS >=80 PS >=50 93
2010-2011 93 PS >=80 >=50 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 (%)
2019-2020 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS >=90
2017-2018 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2016-2017 >=95 PS PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=90
2011-2012 80-84 PS PS 75-79
2010-2011 >=90 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 826 -2.1
2022-2023 843 3.7
2021-2022 812 4.1
2020-2021 779 -4.6
2019-2020 815 0.9
2018-2019 808 0.1
2017-2018 807 0.4
2016-2017 804 0.1
2015-2016 803 -1.6
2014-2015 816 0.7
2013-2014 810 -2.7
2012-2013 832 -0.8
2011-2012 839 -3.6
2010-2011 869 2.5
2009-2010 847 -5.3
2008-2009 892 1.0
2007-2008 883 3.2
2006-2007 855 3.6
2005-2006 824 -1.6
2004-2005 837 3.0
2003-2004 812 1.6
2002-2003 799 3.3
2001-2002 773 -1.8
2000-2001 787 0.0
1999-2000 787 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Wellsville Unified School District 289 (%) Kansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 2.8
Black 0.7 6.6
Hispanic 4.6 22.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 3.8 6.3
White 90.4 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, Wellsville Unified School District 289 had 53.95 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.31.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 7.50
Elementary: 18.00
Secondary: 27.45
Total: 53.95

Wellsville Unified School District 289 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: 3.00
School Administrators: 5.00
School Administrative Support: 2.70
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 1.90
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: 1.90
Student Support Services: 4.90
Other Support Services: 12.40


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 Wellsville Unified School District 289 operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Wellsville Elem402PK-5
Wellsville High2469-12
Wellsville Middle School1786-8

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    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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