Goddard Unified School District 265, Kansas
| Goddard Unified School District 265 |
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| Goddard, Kansas |
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| Superintendent: Justin Henry |
| # of school board members: 7 |
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Goddard Unified School District 265 is a school district in Kansas.
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Superintendent
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Justin Henry is the superintendent of Goddard Unified School District 265.[1] He was appointed superintendent in 2011. Henry's previous career experience includes working as an assistant principal and principal at Ottowa High School.[2][3]
School board
The Goddard Unified School District 265 school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Board members are elected at large.
Elections
Board members are elected on a staggered basis in November of odd-numbered years.
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, there must be three times the number of positions, plus one. The filing deadline for this election was June 2, 2025.
Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.
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Public participation in board meetings
The Goddard Unified School District 265 school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[4]
| “ | BCBI Public Participation at Board Meetings (See BCAE and KN)
The general public shall be invited to attend all board meetings, except executive sessions. Patron-Requested Agenda Items Any patron may request addition of a specific agenda item. Such individuals shall notify the superintendent six days prior to the meeting, and state the reason(s) for the request on Form GD-58, which is available at the superintendent’s office. The superintendent shall determine whether the request can be solved by staff without the patron’s appearance before the board. If not, the superintendent will consult with the board president, and the patron’s request may be placed on the next regular board meeting agenda. All patron requests to appear before the board will be reviewed, and one of three recommendations will be made for each as follows:
Handling Complaints The superintendent may refer complaints to the board only if a satisfactory adjustment cannot be made by a principal, the superintendent, or other appropriate staff members. When a board member receives complaints directly from parents, administrators, teachers, or patrons, the board member shall ask the complaining party to seek remedy from the proper school official before accepting it as an item for board consideration. The complaint must be in writing. At no time will a board member act unilaterally to resolve an issue, but, if the issue is not resolved to the satisfaction of the board member, he or she may request that the issue be noticed as an agenda item at a future regular board meeting.[5] |
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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.[6]
| SOURCE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal: | $3,589,000 | $582 | 4% |
| Local: | $17,002,000 | $2,757 | 22% |
| State: | $58,560,000 | $9,496 | 74% |
| Total: | $79,151,000 | $12,835 |
| TYPE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Expenditures: | $76,048,000 | $12,331 | |
| Total Current Expenditures: | $66,083,000 | $10,715 | |
| Instructional Expenditures: | $40,952,000 | $6,640 | 54% |
| Student and Staff Support: | $4,571,000 | $741 | 6% |
| Administration: | $7,187,000 | $1,165 | 9% |
| Operations, Food Service, Other: | $13,373,000 | $2,168 | 18% |
| Total Capital Outlay: | $5,206,000 | $844 | |
| Construction: | $3,249,000 | $526 | |
| Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $0 | $0 | |
| Interest on Debt: | $4,759,000 | $771 |
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 |
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| 2024-2025[7] | $49,000 | $80,480 |
| 2020-2021[8] | $44,350 | $78,667 |
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.[9]
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 (%) |
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| 2020-2021 | 38 | 60-64 | <=10 | 27 | <=20 | 25-29 | 40 |
| 2018-2019 | 42 | 55-59 | 20-29 | 31 | 21-39 | 30-34 | 44 |
| 2017-2018 | 43 | 50-54 | 30-39 | 25-29 | 21-39 | 35-39 | 45 |
| 2016-2017 | 44 | 55-59 | 30-39 | 30-34 | 21-39 | 40-44 | 46 |
| 2015-2016 | 44 | 60-64 | 30-39 | 35-39 | 40-49 | 35-39 | 45 |
| 2014-2015 | 44 | 55-59 | 20-29 | 35-39 | 30-39 | 35-39 | 45 |
| 2012-2013 | 93 | >=95 | >=90 | 90-94 | 80-89 | 90-94 | 93 |
| 2011-2012 | 96 | >=95 | >=90 | >=95 | >=90 | >=95 | 96 |
| 2010-2011 | 95 | >=95 | >=90 | >=95 | 70-79 | 90-94 | 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 (%) |
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| 2020-2021 | 46 | 55-59 | 20-29 | 31 | 21-39 | 40-44 | 49 |
| 2018-2019 | 48 | 55-59 | 40-49 | 36 | 40-59 | 35-39 | 50 |
| 2017-2018 | 49 | 50-54 | 40-49 | 30-34 | 21-39 | 40-44 | 51 |
| 2016-2017 | 51 | 55-59 | 50-59 | 35-39 | 40-59 | 40-44 | 53 |
| 2015-2016 | 55 | 70-74 | 40-49 | 45-49 | 40-49 | 50-54 | 56 |
| 2014-2015 | 56 | 65-69 | 30-39 | 40-44 | 50-59 | 55-59 | 57 |
| 2012-2013 | 95 | >=95 | >=90 | 90-94 | 80-89 | >=95 | 96 |
| 2011-2012 | 96 | >=95 | >=90 | 90-94 | >=90 | 90-94 | 96 |
| 2010-2011 | 95 | 90-94 | 90-94 | 90-94 | >=90 | 90-94 | 96 |
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 (%) |
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| 2019-2020 | 94 | >=50 | >=50 | >=90 | PS | >=80 | 94 |
| 2018-2019 | 93 | >=50 | >=50 | >=90 | PS | 60-79 | 94 |
| 2017-2018 | 92 | >=50 | >=50 | >=90 | >=50 | >=80 | 93 |
| 2016-2017 | 90 | >=50 | 60-79 | 70-79 | >=50 | >=80 | 92 |
| 2015-2016 | 90 | >=80 | >=50 | >=90 | >=50 | >=50 | 91 |
| 2014-2015 | 92 | >=50 | >=50 | 70-79 | >=50 | >=80 | 94 |
| 2013-2014 | 92 | >=50 | >=50 | >=80 | >=50 | >=80 | 92 |
| 2012-2013 | 91 | PS | PS | >=80 | >=50 | >=80 | 92 |
| 2011-2012 | 92 | >=50 | >=50 | 80-89 | >=50 | >=50 | 90-94 |
| 2010-2011 | 85 | >=50 | >=50 | 70-79 | >=50 | >=50 | 87 |
Students
| Year | Enrollment | Year-to-year change (%) |
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| 2022-2023 | 6,310 | 0.2 |
| 2021-2022 | 6,297 | 2.1 |
| 2020-2021 | 6,167 | 3.0 |
| 2019-2020 | 5,985 | 0.4 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,960 | 3.4 |
| 2017-2018 | 5,756 | 1.4 |
| 2016-2017 | 5,677 | 0.3 |
| 2015-2016 | 5,658 | 1.0 |
| 2014-2015 | 5,599 | 2.8 |
| 2013-2014 | 5,445 | 1.8 |
| 2012-2013 | 5,346 | 0.6 |
| 2011-2012 | 5,314 | 2.4 |
| 2010-2011 | 5,185 | 0.1 |
| 2009-2010 | 5,179 | 3.0 |
| 2008-2009 | 5,024 | 0.9 |
| 2007-2008 | 4,977 | 4.9 |
| 2006-2007 | 4,731 | 6.0 |
| 2005-2006 | 4,445 | 4.2 |
| 2004-2005 | 4,259 | 4.6 |
| 2003-2004 | 4,065 | 3.1 |
| 2002-2003 | 3,939 | 3.7 |
| 2001-2002 | 3,795 | 3.1 |
| 2000-2001 | 3,679 | 2.1 |
| 1999-2000 | 3,600 | 0.0 |
| RACE | Goddard Unified School District 265 (%) | Kansas K-12 STUDENTS (%) |
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| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 1.9 | 2.8 |
| Black | 1.8 | 6.7 |
| Hispanic | 12.0 | 21.5 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Two or More Races | 5.6 | 6.2 |
| White | 77.8 | 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, Goddard Unified School District 265 had 533.13 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.84.
| TYPE | NUMBER OF TEACHERS |
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| Prekindergarten: | 14.50 |
| Kindergarten: | 142.85 |
| Elementary: | 146.98 |
| Secondary: | 228.80 |
| Total: | 533.13 |
Goddard Unified School District 265 employed 4.00 district administrators and 21.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.
| TYPE | NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS |
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| District Administrators: | 4.00 |
| District Administrative Support: | 23.20 |
| School Administrators: | 21.00 |
| School Administrative Support: | 32.00 |
| TYPE | NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF |
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| Instructional Aides: | 241.40 |
| Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 7.80 |
| Total Guidance Counselors: | 16.00 |
| Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 |
| Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 |
| Librarians/Media Specialists: | 10.00 |
| Library/Media Support: | 6.20 |
| Student Support Services: | 81.90 |
| Other Support Services: | 202.50 |
Schools
Contact information
Goddard Unified School District 265
201 S. Main St.
P.O. Box 249
Goddard, Kansas 67052
Phone: 316-794-4000
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See also
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External links
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- Kansas State Department of Education
Footnotes
- ↑ Unified School District 265 Goddard Public Schools, "Administration Directory - Henry, Justin," accessed November 14, 2019
- ↑ Wichita Business Journal, "Henry to take over as Unified School District 265 Goddard superintendent in 2011," December 24, 2010
- ↑ tsnews.com, "Goddard’s Henry named superintendent of the year; Haysville chief Burke is a finalist," October 15, 2020
- ↑ Unified School District 265 Goddard Public Schools, "School Board Operations Section B," accessed January 25, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ Unified School District 265 Goddard Public Schools, "2024-25 Salary Schedule," accessed April 17, 2025
- ↑ Unified School District 265 Goddard Public Schools, "20-21 Salary Schedule," accessed June 16, 2021
- ↑ 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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