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Tipton Community School

Serves grades KG - 8

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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

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School Overview

Address
209 State St.
Tipton, KS 67485
Phone
(785) 373-5355
District
Waconda
County
MITCHELL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
49
Classroom Teachers
4

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kansas

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.9% of all KS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Tipton Community School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

80 60 40 20 0
71%
32%
64%
33%
77%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
11
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 5 10.2%
Grade 1 5 10.2%
Grade 2 0 0.0%
Grade 3 9 18.4%
Grade 4 6 12.2%
Grade 5 7 14.3%
Grade 6 5 10.2%
Grade 7 8 16.3%
Grade 8 4 8.2%
Total 49 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 100.0% 95.8% 65.8%
Black 0.0% 0.9% 7.2%
Hispanic 0.0% 2.7% 22.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.6% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 10.2% 47.4% 47.7%
Free lunch eligible 10.2% 38.9% 40.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 8.5% 7.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 2,517 2,937,150
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 6.4 35
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.3% 20.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.0% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.1% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 28.8% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,128 1,148,635
Single Parent Households With Children 3.9% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.6% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.3% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.0% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.2% 17.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.4% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.1% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.7% 15.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.3% 11.7%
$15,000 or less 8.2% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,512 $3,253,000 64.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $515 $176,000 3.5%
Staff $94 $32,000 0.6%
General Administration $675 $231,000 4.6%
School Administration $947 $324,000 6.4%
Operation $1,035 $354,000 7.0%
Transportation $474 $162,000 3.2%
Other $146 $50,000 1.0%
Total Support $3,886 $1,329,000 26.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,316 $450,000 8.9%
Total Expenditures $14,713 $5,032,000 100.0%
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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