KS County FIPS: 20021

Public Schools in Cherokee County, KS

Directory of 17 public schools operating in Cherokee County.

County Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts

School Year	Operating Schools	Total Students	Teachers (FTE)	Student/Teacher Ratio	Total FRPL
2024-2025	16	3,511	281.0	12.3:1 *reporting schools	2,117
2023-2024	16	3,509	249.1	13.9:1 *reporting schools	2,138
2022-2023	16	3,517	249.8	13.9:1 *reporting schools	2,089
2021-2022	16	3,491	251.9	13.7:1 *reporting schools	1,882
2020-2021	15	3,464	242.6	14.3:1	1,921

School Districts in Cherokee County

Census 2020 Map (PDF) 4 Districts

Baxter Springs 4 Columbus 3 Galena 5 Riverton 3

Cities & Municipalities in Cherokee County

5 Cities

Baxter Springs 4 Columbus 4 Galena 5 Riverton 3 Weir 1

County Schools Listing

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School Name	Grades	Level	District	City	Action
Baxter Springs High	7-12	High School	Baxter Springs	Baxter Springs	View ›
Central Elem	3-6	Elementary School	Baxter Springs	Baxter Springs	View ›
Central Elem	2-6	Elementary School	Columbus	Columbus	View ›
Columbus Junior High and High School	7-12	High School	Columbus	Columbus	View ›
Galena High	9-12	High School	Galena	Galena	View ›
Galena Middle School	6-8	Middle School	Galena	Galena	View ›
Galena Virtual School	9-12	High School	Galena	Galena	View ›
Highland Elem	—	General K-12	Columbus	Columbus	View ›
Liberty Elem	3-5	Elementary School	Galena	Galena	View ›
Lincoln Elem	PK-2	Elementary School	Baxter Springs	Baxter Springs	View ›
Park Elem	PK-1	Elementary School	Columbus	Columbus	View ›
Riverton Elem	PK-5	Elementary School	Riverton	Riverton	View ›
Riverton High	9-12	High School	Riverton	Riverton	View ›
Riverton Middle	6-8	Middle School	Riverton	Riverton	View ›
Southeast Elementary School	PK-4	Elementary School	Cherokee	Weir	View ›
Spring Grove Primary Center	PK-2	Elementary School	Galena	Galena	View ›
USD 508 eAcademy	7-12	High School	Baxter Springs	Baxter Springs	View ›