List of unified school districts in Kansas
This is a list of unified school districts (USD) in the state of Kansas. It is grouped by county, based on the headquarters location of each school district.
Allen County
editAnderson County
editAtchison County
editBarber County
editBarton County
editBourbon County
editBrown County
editButler County
editChase County
editChautauqua County
editCherokee County
editCheyenne County
editClark County
editClay County
editCloud County
editCoffey County
edit- Burlington USD 244
- Lebo–Waverly USD 243
- LeRoy–Gridley USD 245 (Southern Coffey County)
Comanche County
editCowley County
editCrawford County
editDecatur County
editDickinson County
editDoniphan County
editDouglas County
editEdwards County
editElk County
editEllis County
editEllsworth County
editFinney County
editFord County
editFranklin County
editGeary County
editGove County
edit- Grinnell USD 291 (5-8)
- Quinter USD 293
- Wheatland USD 292 (9-12)
Graham County
editGrant County
editGray County
editGreeley County
editGreenwood County
editHamilton County
editHarper County
editHarvey County
editHaskell County
editHodgeman County
editJackson County
editJefferson County
editJewell County
editJohnson County
editKearny County
editKingman County
editKiowa County
editLabette County
editLane County
editLeavenworth County
editLincoln County
editLinn County
editLogan County
editLyon County
editMarion County
editMarshall County
editMcPherson County
editMeade County
editMiami County
editMitchell County
editMontgomery County
editMorris County
editMorton County
editNemaha County
editNeosho County
editNess County
editNorton County
editOsage County
editOsborne County
editOttawa County
editPawnee County
editPhillips County
editPottawatomie County
editPratt County
editRawlins County
editReno County
editRepublic County
editRice County
editRiley County
edit- Blue Valley USD 384 (Riley County)
- Manhattan–Ogden USD 383
- Riley County USD 378
Rooks County
editRush County
editRussell County
editSaline County
editScott County
editSedgwick County
editSeward County
editShawnee County
editSheridan County
editSherman County
editSmith County
editStafford County
editStanton County
editStevens County
editSumner County
editThomas County
editTrego County
editWabaunsee County
editWallace County
editWashington County
editWichita County
editWilson County
editWoodson County
editWyandotte County
editDistrict changes
editThe number of students in rural communities dropped significantly across the 20th century. As farming technology progressed from animal power to small tractors towards large tractors over time, it allowed a farmer to support significantly more farm land. In turn, this led to fewer farm families, which led to fewer rural students. In combination with a loss of young men during foreign wars and rural flight, all of these caused an incremental population shrinkage of rural communities over time. In 1945 (after World War II), the School Reorganization Act in Kansas caused the consolidation of thousands of rural school districts in Kansas (mostly one room rural school houses).[1] In 1963, the School Unification Act in Kansas caused the further consolidatation of thousands of tiny school districts into hundreds of larger Unified School Districts.[2]
The following list is not complete.[3]
Renamed
edit- Cherokee USD 247 changed name to Southeast USD 247 in 2007.
- Greensburg USD 422 changed name to Kiowa County USD 422 in 2010s.
- Jetmore USD 227 changed name to Hodgeman County USD 227 in 2000s.
- Kismet–Plains USD 483 changed name to Southwestern Heights USD 483 in ?
- Mill Creek Valley USD 329 changed name to Wabaunsee USD 329 in 2016.
- Paradise USD 399 changed name to Natoma–Paradise–Waldo USD 399 in ?
- Wabaunsee East USD 330 changed name to Mission Valley USD 330 in 2004.[4]
Dissolved
edit- Hanston USD 228 dissolved to merge into Jetmore USD 227 in 2011, which at some point was renamed to Hodgeman County USD 227.
- Jewell USD 279 dissolved and split to merge into Beloit USD 273 and Rock Hills USD 107 on July 1, 2009.
- Morland USD 280 dissolved to merge into Hill City USD 281 in 2002.
- Mullinville USD 424 dissolved to merge into Kiowa County USD 422 in 2011.
- Nes Tre La Go USD 301 dissolved and split to merge into Western Plains USD 106 and Ness City USD 303 in 2005.
- Prairie Heights USD 295 dissolved and split to merge into Hoxie USD 412 and Oberlin USD 294 on July 1, 2006.
- West Solomon USD 213 dissolved to merge into Norton USD 211 on July 1, 2010.
Consolidated
editThis lists school districts that merged to form a new school district.[3] The number of consolidations is half the size of this list because every district is listed on the left side.
- Atwood USD 318 and Herndon USD 317 consolidated to form Rawlins County USD 105 in 2003.
- Axtell USD 488 and Sabetha-Wetmore USD 441 consolidated to form Prairie Hills USD 113 on July 1, 2010.
- B & B USD 451 and Nemaha Valley USD 442 consolidated to form Nemaha Central USD 115 on July 31, 2011.
- Bazine USD 304 and Ransom USD 302 consolidated to form Western Plains USD 106 in 2004.
- Belleville USD 427 and Hillcrest USD 455 consolidated to form Republic County USD 109 in 2006.
- Claflin USD 354 and Lorraine USD 328 consolidated to form Central Plains USD 112 on July 1, 2010.
- Eastern Heights USD 324 and West Smith County USD 238 consolidated to form Thunder Ridge USD 110 on July 1, 2008.
- Elwood USD 486 and Wathena USD 406 consolidated to form Riverside USD 114 on July 1, 2010.
- Herndon USD 317 and Atwood USD 318 consolidated to form Rawlins County USD 105 in 2003.
- Highland USD 425 and Midway-Denton USD 433 consolidated to form Doniphan West USD 111 in 2009.
- Hillcrest USD 455 and Belleville USD 427 consolidated to form Republic County USD 109 in 2006.
- Lorraine USD 328 and Claflin USD 328 consolidated to form Central Plains USD 112 on July 1, 2010.
- Mankato USD 278 and White Rock USD 104 consolidated to form Rock Hills USD 107 in 2006.
- Midway-Denton USD 433 and Highland USD 425 consolidated to form Doniphan West USD 111 in 2009.
- Nemaha Valley USD 442 and B & B USD 451 consolidated to form Nemaha Central USD 115 on July 31, 2011.
- North Central USD 221 and Washington USD 222 consolidated to form Washington County USD 108 in 2006.
- Ransom USD 302 and Bazine USD 304 consolidated to form Western Plains USD 106 in 2004.
- Sabetha-Wetmore USD 441 and Axtell USD 488 consolidated to form Prairie Hills USD 113 on July 1, 2010.
- Washington USD 222 and North Central USD 221 consolidated to form Washington County USD 108 in 2006.
- Wathena USD 406 and Elwood USD 486 consolidated to form Riverside USD 114 on July 1, 2010.
- West Smith County USD 238 and Eastern Heights USD 324 consolidated to form Thunder Ridge USD 110 on July 1, 2008.
- White Rock USD 104 and Mankato USD 278 consolidated to form Rock Hills USD 107 in 2006.
Future
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Your School District: The Report of the National Commission on School District Reorganization; National Education Association; 286 pages; 1948.
- ^ "Administration of Unified School Districts in Kansas" (PDF). Kansas State Department of Public Instruction. January 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 10, 2020.
- ^ a b "School consolidations in Kansas for past decade". The Topeka Capital-Journal. July 24, 2011. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023.
- ^ "USD 330 adopts new name". The Topeka Capital-Journal. November 20, 2003. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016.
- ^ "Kansas' smallest school district prepares to close in warning sign for rural communities". The Lawrence Times. May 24, 2024. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024.
- ^ "Home Page". Healy USD 468. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024.
External links
edit- State
- KSDE Documents
- KSDE Maps