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Newton, KS
Public School Ratings




Newton 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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


Newton School District details

Newton School District
308 East First
Newton, KS 67114

3,069 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Newton School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kansas

1

(10 is best)

Better than 9.3% of all KS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 24.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

40 30 20 10 0
19%
32%
23%
33%
14%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Chisholm Middle School
900 E. First
Newton, KS, 67114
07-08
Newton Sr High School
900 West 12th
Newton, KS, 67114
09-12
Northridge Elementary School
1900 Windsor Dr.
Newton, KS, 67114
PK-04
Opportunity Academy School
900 West Broadway
Newton, KS, 67114
07-12
Santa Fe 5/6 Center School
130 W. Broadway
Newton, KS, 67114
05-06
Slate Creek Elementary School
901 E. 4th
Newton, KS, 67114
KG-04
South Breeze Elementary School
1020 Old Main
Newton, KS, 67114
PK-04
Sunset Elementary School
619 Boyd
Newton, KS, 67114
KG-04
Walton Rural Life Center School
502 Main
Walton, KS, 67151
M-M

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 64.5% 65.4%
Black 2.4% 7.1%
Hispanic 31.2% 23.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 1.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 60.0% 48.5%
Free lunch eligible 51.6% 41.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.4% 7.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,381 $31,858,000 60.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,360 $4,175,000 7.9%
Staff $620 $1,904,000 3.6%
General Administration $346 $1,063,000 2.0%
School Administration $943 $2,893,000 5.4%
Operation $1,413 $4,335,000 8.2%
Transportation $400 $1,228,000 2.3%
Other $365 $1,120,000 2.1%
Total Support $5,447 $16,718,000 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,485 $4,558,000 8.6%
Total Expenditures $17,313 $53,134,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,758 $4,232,367,000 52.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $994 $480,503,000 5.9%
Staff $591 $285,770,000 3.5%
General Administration $367 $177,144,000 2.2%
School Administration $780 $377,096,000 4.6%
Operation $1,396 $674,392,000 8.3%
Transportation $552 $266,988,000 3.3%
Other $397 $191,857,000 2.4%
Total Support $5,078 $2,453,750,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,981 $1,440,730,000 17.7%
Total Expenditures $16,817 $8,126,847,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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