Total enrollment
825
+18 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Galena
Kansas · 825 students · 1 city
Galena in Kansas runs 5 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 825 students (an average of 165 per school).
4-year change in Galena
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
+1 (+25%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Galena ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #91 of 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 825 | #106 of 156 | #7,640 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #55 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #95 of 154 | #3,352 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 62.9% | #25 of 156 | #2,545 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Galena
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 861 to 806 students (down 6%) and from 50 to 61 full-time teachers (up 22%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galena High | Galena | High | 09-12 | 236 |
| Spring Grove Primary Center | Galena | Elementary | PK-02 | 229 |
| Galena Middle School | Galena | Middle | 06-08 | 174 |
| Liberty Elem | Galena | Elementary | 03-05 | 167 |
| Galena Virtual School | Galena | High | 09-12 | 19 |
About Galena
Galena is a sparse public-school district in Kansas. The district maintains 5 schools and instructs approximately 825 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Galena spans 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 165 in this district, lower than the Kansas typical of 355.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 825 students, stayed largely flat from the 807 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 4 to 5 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Galena discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.