Public Elementary and Secondary Schools

Type	Number	Enrollment
Elementary	7	1992
Middle	1	350
Senior High	1	706
Total:		3,048

Higher Education Overview

Barton County Community College	3,181 Students
Fort Hays State University (60 miles away)	5,419 Students

Educational Attainment by Sex

	Total	Pct.	Male	Pct.	Female	Pct.
Population 25 and over	9,975	100	4,622	100	5,353	100
No schooling completed	84	0.8	41	0.9	43	0.8
Nursery to 4th grade	53	0.5	13	0.3	40	0.7
5th and 6th grade	239	2.4	170	3.7	69	1.3
7th and 8th grade	513	5.1	226	4.9	287	5.4
9th grade	349	3.5	145	3.1	204	3.8
10th grade	294	2.9	160	3.5	134	2.5
11th grade	249	2.5	132	2.9	117	2.2
12th grade	240	2.4	147	3.2	93	1.7
High School diploma (includes equivalency)	2,822	28.3	1,211	26.2	1,611	30.1
Some college (less than 1 yr)	1,175	11.8	461	10.0	714	13.3
Some college (1 or more years, no degree)	1,518	15.2	676	14.6	842	15.7
Associate's Degree	691	6.9	317	6.9	374	7.0
Bachelor's Degree	1,119	11.2	612	13.2	507	8.5
Master's Degree	451	4.5	197	4.3	254	4.7
Professional School Degree	157	1.6	93	2.0	64	1.2
Doctorate	21	0.2	21	0.5	-	-
Sources: Kansas Department of Education; Kansas Board of Regents; 2000 Census

Educational Attainment: Population - Age 25 Plus, 2000

Associate Degree	6.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.2%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.3%