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Mcpherson Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 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
700 E Elizabeth
Mc Pherson, KS 67460
Phone
(620) 241-9450
District
McPherson
County
MCPHERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
492
Classroom Teachers
33

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kansas

3

(10 is best)

Better than 29.4% of all KS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Mcpherson Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
31%
37%
34%
31%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

40 30 20 10 0
25%
29%
30%
32%
20%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

25 20 15 10 5 0
15%
22%
18%
21%
13%
22%
    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
15
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 155 31.5%
Grade 7 158 32.1%
Grade 8 179 36.4%
Total 492 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.7% 81.6% 65.8%
Black 1.1% 1.2% 7.2%
Hispanic 15.7% 16.1% 22.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 0.9% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 41.9% 42.4% 47.7%
Free lunch eligible 35.4% 35.2% 40.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.5% 7.2% 7.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 15,411 2,937,150
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 98.6 35
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.0% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.5% 20.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.2% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.5% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 16.9% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,568 1,148,635
Single Parent Households With Children 6.4% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.3% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.1% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.4% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.5% 17.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.2% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.6% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.0% 15.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.0% 11.7%
$15,000 or less 9.3% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,468 $26,502,000 61.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,778 $4,108,000 9.5%
Staff $534 $1,235,000 2.9%
General Administration $581 $1,343,000 3.1%
School Administration $704 $1,626,000 3.8%
Operation $1,585 $3,664,000 8.5%
Transportation $269 $621,000 1.4%
Other $232 $537,000 1.2%
Total Support $5,683 $13,134,000 30.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,508 $3,486,000 8.1%
Total Expenditures $18,659 $43,122,000 100.0%
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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