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Ahead of the severe weather forecast for Wichita and the surrounding area Monday night, schools and businesses are adjusting their plans. The National Weather Service is forecasting dangerous ...
Although there’s enough building capacity to support 63,000 students in Wichita schools, enrollment has declined by 8.4% since 2016 to about 47,000 students. The district has $1.2 billion in ...
District officials say the closures will save an estimated $16 million. Split Wichita school board votes to close six schools as cost-saving measure Skip to main content
The closures will affect elementary and middle schools. They will take place at the end of this school year and are in response to a $42 million budget deficit. Closing the facilities will save ...
District leadership has said USD 259 would save $16 million with the six closures, which would affect 2,213 students and 322 employees. They will be invited to move to other schools. Here are ...
Wichita enrollment has declined by nearly 9% since 2016 — a common trend in urban school districts. Because state funding is allocated on a per-pupil basis, the district can’t claim as much as ...
Sometimes called Kansas Normal School or Kansas Normal School of Fort Scott [17] One student that studied there was born in 1867. [18] Listed as closed in 1905 [19] Garfield University: Wichita: 1888: 1890: Named for United States President James A. Garfield. The school struggled financially from the beginning.
No high schools will be considered for closure. An unspecified number of Wichita schools will be closed at the end of the school year to help offset a looming $42 million budget shortfall.