Top Rankings
Circle 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 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 296 students in Circle School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Circle School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
6 Schools
444 Schools
# Students
2,087 Students
135,097 Students
# Teachers
125 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Circle School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#69 out of 286 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
31%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.54
# American Indian Students
16 Students
1,123 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
37 Students
3,384 Students
% Asian Students
2%
2%
# Hispanic Students
129 Students
26,977 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
20%
# Black Students
64 Students
7,995 Students
% Black Students
3%
6%
# White Students
1,782 Students
87,589 Students
% White Students
85%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
288 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
55 Students
7,741 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
107
1,187
# Students in K Grade:
140
1,373
# Students in 1st Grade:
141
1,723
# Students in 2nd Grade:
169
1,821
# Students in 3rd Grade:
153
1,853
# Students in 4th Grade:
161
2,318
# Students in 5th Grade:
158
3,889
# Students in 6th Grade:
157
26,331
# Students in 7th Grade:
140
35,096
# Students in 8th Grade:
156
36,357
# Students in 9th Grade:
157
5,226
# Students in 10th Grade:
166
5,637
# Students in 11th Grade:
144
5,522
# Students in 12th Grade:
138
5,409
# Ungraded Students:
-
1,355
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,349 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,257 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$30 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$32 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,349
$16,276
Spending / Student
$15,257
$17,192
Best Circle School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Circle Middle School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
14697 Sw 20th Street
Benton, KS 67017
(316) 778-1470
Benton, KS 67017
(316) 778-1470
Grades: 7-8
| 296 students
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