List of unified school districts in Kansas
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates 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.
All school districts in Kansas are independent governments. Kansas has no public K-12 school systems dependent on another layer of government like a county government or a municipal government.[1]
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Allen County
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Anderson County
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Atchison County
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Barber County
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Barton County
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Bourbon County
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Brown County
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Butler County
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Chase County
Chautauqua County
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Cherokee County
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Cheyenne County
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Clark County
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Clay County
Cloud County
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- Concordia USD 333
- Southern Cloud USD 334 (dissolving in 2026)
Coffey County
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- Burlington USD 244
- Lebo–Waverly USD 243
- LeRoy–Gridley USD 245 (Southern Coffey County)
Comanche County
Cowley County
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Crawford County
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Decatur County
Dickinson County
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Doniphan County
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Douglas County
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Edwards County
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Elk County
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Ellis County
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Ellsworth County
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Finney County
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Ford County
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Franklin County
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Geary County
Gove County
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- Grinnell USD 291 (5-8)
- Quinter USD 293
- Wheatland USD 292 (9-12)
Graham County
Grant County
Gray County
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Greeley County
Greenwood County
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Hamilton County
Harper County
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Harvey County
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Haskell County
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Hodgeman County
Jackson County
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Jefferson County
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Jewell County
Johnson County
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Kearny County
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Kingman County
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Kiowa County
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Labette County
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Lane County
Leavenworth County
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Lincoln County
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Linn County
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Logan County
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Lyon County
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Marion County
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Marshall County
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McPherson County
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Meade County
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Miami County
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Mitchell County
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Montgomery County
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Morris County
Morton County
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Nemaha County
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Neosho County
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Ness County
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Norton County
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Osage County
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Osborne County
Ottawa County
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Pawnee County
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Phillips County
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Pottawatomie County
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Pratt County
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Rawlins County
Reno County
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Republic County
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Rice County
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Riley County
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- Blue Valley USD 384 (Riley County)
- Manhattan–Ogden USD 383
- Riley County USD 378
Rooks County
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Rush County
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Russell County
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Saline County
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Scott County
Sedgwick County
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Seward County
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Shawnee County
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Sheridan County
Sherman County
Smith County
Stafford County
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Stanton County
Stevens County
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Sumner County
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Thomas County
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Trego County
Wabaunsee County
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Wallace County
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Washington County
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Wichita County
Wilson County
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Woodson County
Wyandotte County
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District changes
The number of students in rural communities dropped significantly throughout 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).[2] In 1963, the School Unification Act in Kansas caused the further consolidation of thousands of tiny school districts into hundreds of larger unified school districts.[3]
The following list is not complete.[4]
Renamed
- Cherokee USD 247 changed name to Southeast USD 247 in 2007.
- Greensburg USD 422 changed name to Kiowa County USD 422 in the 2010s.
- Jetmore USD 227 changed name to Hodgeman County USD 227 in the 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.[5]
Dissolved
- Hanston USD 228 dissolved to merge into Jetmore USD 227 in 2011, which at some point was renamed to Hodgeman County USD 227.
- Healy USD 468 dissolved to merge into Scott County USD 466 in summer 2025.[6]
- 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.
- Future
- Southern Cloud USD 334 is set to dissolve before fall 2026. Details of how it will be split into surrounding school districts have not been finalized.
Consolidated
This lists school districts that merged to form a new school district.[4] 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.
See also
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- Kansas State Department of Education
- Kansas State High School Activities Association
- List of high schools in Kansas
- Education in Kansas
References
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External links
- State
- KSDE documents
- KSDE maps
- Kansas school district boundary maps: 2004, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020, KSDE
- School district maps, KDOT
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