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Hays, KS
Public School Ratings




Hays Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Hays School District details

Hays School District
323 W. 12th St
Hays, KS 67601

3,425 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

18 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Hays School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kansas

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.7% of all KS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
32%
43%
33%
38%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Hays High School
2300 E 13th
Hays, KS, 67601
09-12
Hays Middle School
201 W. 29th
Hays, KS, 67601
06-08
Hays Virtual School
201 E 7th St
Hays, KS, 67601
KG-12
Kathryn O'loughlin Mccarthy Elem School
1401 Hall
Hays, KS, 67601
KG-05
Lincoln Elem School
1906 Ash
Hays, KS, 67601
PK-05
Roosevelt Elem School
2000 Mac Arthur
Hays, KS, 67601
KG-05
Woodrow Wilson Elem School
101 E 28th
Hays, KS, 67601
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.9% 65.8%
Black 1.6% 7.2%
Hispanic 13.2% 22.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 1.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 41.7% 47.7%
Free lunch eligible 33.6% 40.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.1% 7.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,302 $31,859,000 62.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $914 $3,130,000 6.1%
Staff $208 $711,000 1.4%
General Administration $354 $1,211,000 2.4%
School Administration $670 $2,294,000 4.5%
Operation $1,685 $5,771,000 11.3%
Transportation $374 $1,280,000 2.5%
Other $281 $962,000 1.9%
Total Support $4,484 $15,359,000 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,128 $3,862,000 7.6%
Total Expenditures $14,914 $51,080,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,109 $3,957,643,000 48.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $426,673,000 5.2%
Staff $517 $252,073,000 3.1%
General Administration $337 $164,574,000 2.0%
School Administration $738 $360,234,000 4.4%
Operation $1,270 $619,608,000 7.6%
Transportation $482 $235,153,000 2.9%
Other $366 $178,766,000 2.2%
Total Support $4,584 $2,237,081,000 27.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,040 $1,971,771,000 24.1%
Total Expenditures $16,733 $8,166,495,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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