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Baxter Springs Schools

Schools graded

Cities served

Students

867

Students per teacher

13.5

Grades

Pre-K to 12

Area

27.5 sq mi

State

Baxter Springs is a public school district in Kansas, based in Cherokee County (Baxter Springs). SchoolGrade grades 4 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.

Baxter Springs on the map

Click a type to show or hide its schools.

District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Baxter Springs

Average SchoolGrade

C+

Meeting or exceeding expectations

100%

Exceeding

100%

Avg actual scores

36%

Avg projected

28%

2 of 4 schools in Baxter Springs carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:

B: 1C: 1

Every school in Baxter Springs

High schools (1)

C- Baxter Springs High, Baxter Springs

Elementary and primary schools (2)

B- Central Elem, Baxter Springs
Lincoln Elem, Baxter Springs

Other schools and academies (1)

Usd 508 Eacademy, Baxter Springs

Where Baxter Springs schools are

Cities and towns served (1)

Baxter Springs (4)

About this district

State: Best schools in Kansas
County: Cherokee County
Type: regular local school district
Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
Enrollment: 867 students with 64 full-time-equivalent teachers and 124 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
NCES district ID: 2003810
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

Nearby school districts

Riverton (3 schools, 4 mi)
Galena (4 schools, 9 mi)
Columbus (4 schools, 10 mi)
Oswego (3 schools, 22 mi)
Cherokee (3 schools, 24 mi)
Pittsburg (6 schools, 25 mi)
Frontenac Public Schools (3 schools, 30 mi)
Parsons (5 schools, 31 mi)

Questions about Baxter Springs

How many schools are in Baxter Springs?

SchoolGrade grades 4 public schools in Baxter Springs, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Baxter Springs serve?

The largest by graded schools: Baxter Springs.

How good are the schools in Baxter Springs?

Across the 2 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 36% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 28%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Baxter Springs?

867 students were enrolled in Baxter Springs in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Baxter Springs?

Baxter Springs is in Kansas, based in Cherokee County, with its district office in Baxter Springs. Its boundary covers about 27.5 sq mi.