Primary & Secondary Schools
| | | | Number of School Districts/Systems
| 4 | | | Selected Larger Districts/Systems
| Fort Scott
| Pittsburg
| Nevada, MO
| | Enrollment | 1,967
| 2,544
| 2,598
| Graduates
| 147
| 158
| 173
| Spending per Student
| 9,859 | 8,009
| 6,588
| Total
| 18,537,494
| 20,234,767
| 17,115,624
| Instructional
| 11,458,010 | 15,332,919
| 13,007,874
| | | | | | Student-Teacher Ratios
| | | | Elementary
| 11.7 to 1 | 14 to 1 | 14 to 1
| Secondary
| 11.7 to 1 | 13 to 1 | 14 to 1 | | | | | | % of High School Seniors
| | | | Attending College
| 85 | | | | Entering the Labor Market | 15
| | |
Colleges & Universities (25 mile radius)
| Name/Location
| Distance
| Type
| Enrollment
| Grads
| | Pittsburg State Univ. | 25
| State Univ.
| 6,859
| 1446
| | Cottey College, Nevada, MO | 20
| 2 yr. Private Womens College | 316
| 108 | Fort Scott Comm. College
| Local
| Comm. College
| 1,719
| 240
|
Education Attainment (25-mile radius)
| Number
| %
| | Population Age 25 | 23,618
| | | <High School | 3,731
| 15.8
| | High School | 7,486
| 31.7
| | Some College/No Degree | 6,140
| 26
| | Associates Degree | 2,055
| 8.7
| | College Degree | 2,362
| 10.1
| | Post Graduate | 1,795
| 7.6
|
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