Smith Center School District

216 S. Jefferson
Smith Center, KS 66967
(District boundaries shown in map)
7/
10
Top 50%

Top Rankings

Smith Center School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:

Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 253 students in Smith Center School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public elementary schools in Kansas.
Public Elementary School in Smith Center School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Kansas public elementary school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 35% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public elementary school average of 40% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
2 Schools
991 Schools
# Students
436 Students
318,353 Students
# Teachers
40 Teachers
23,366 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Smith Center School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (KS)
#107 out of 286 school districts
(Top 50%)
25%
31%
45%
32%
35-39%
31%
(21-22)
≥90%
89%

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