McLouth Unified School District 342, Kansas, elections

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McLouth Unified School District 342
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 453 (2022-2023)
Schools: 3 (2022-2023)
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McLouth Unified School District 342 is a school district in Kansas (Jefferson and Leavenworth counties). During the 2023 school year, 453 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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McLouth Unified School District 342, Position 2

General election

General election for McLouth Unified School District 342, Position 2

Pamela L. Carleton and Pamela L. Hehn Carleton ran in the general election for McLouth Unified School District 342, Position 2 on November 7, 2023.

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McLouth Unified School District 342, Position 4

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General election for McLouth Unified School District 342, Position 4

Tara Garrow ran in the general election for McLouth Unified School District 342, Position 4 on November 7, 2023.

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

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School board nonpartisan primary elections in Kansas are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in August every two years in odd-numbered years. Primary elections are only held if more than three candidates run for one seat in a single-seat race or if the number of candidates for a multi-seat race is more than three times the number of open seats. If three or fewer candidates run for a school board seat, the primary is canceled and the candidates automatically advance to the general election.

School board general elections in Kansas are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in odd-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Kansas Statutes Section 25-2021

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts except Fort Leavenworth School District (USD 207)

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts except Fort Leavenworth School District (USD 207). There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

  • Filing deadline date: June 2, 2025
  • Primary election date: August 5, 2025
  • General election date: November 4, 2025

Election system

School board members in Kansas are elected through a system of a nonpartisan primary election and a nonpartisan general election. The primary election is only held if a large enough number of candidates run for office.

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School board members for the Forth Leavenworth School District (USD 207) are appointed by the commanding general of Forth Leavenworth. The Fort Leavenworth School District is located entirely within the Fort Leavenworth military base.

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Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Kansas are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Kansas Statute Section 25-2009 states, "School elections shall be nonpartisan and laws applicable only to partisan elections shall not apply in such elections."

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Winning an election

The school board candidate or candidates that receive the most votes in the general election are elected to office.

Primary elections are only held if more than three candidates run for one seat in a single-seat race or if the number of candidates for a multi-seat race is more than three times the number of open seats. If three or fewer candidates run for a school board seat, the primary is canceled and the candidates automatically advance to the general election. If there is a primary election, the two candidates with the most votes advance to the general election for single-seat races, and the number of candidates with the most votes equal to twice the number of seats up for election advance to the general election for multi-seat races. In the general election, the candidate or candidates that receive the most votes are elected.

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Term length and staggering

School board members are elected to four-year terms.

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As close to an equal number of school board members as possible are up for regular election every odd-numbered year. This means three board member seats are up for election in one odd-numbered year and four seats are up for election in the following odd-numbered year for districts with the statute-set seven board members.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Kansas Statutes Section 25-2018

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members are elected either at large or through a combination of at large and by sub-district, depending on the voting plan of the district. School boards choose a voting plan for each election from the following three options: (a) entirely at large in both the primary election and the general election, (b) through a sub-district method in the primary election and at large in the general election, or (c) through a sub-district method in both the primary election and general election. If using a sub-district method, the school district can have six sub-districts, three sub-districts, or two sub-districts. Each sub-district method requires one member elected at large. For the method with six sub-districts, one member is elected from each sub-district. For the method with three sub-districts, two members are elected from each sub-district. For the method with two sub-districts, three members are elected from each sub-district. As of 2022, 190 school districts (66%) elected all of their board members at large, and 96 school districts (34%) used one of the methods involving one at-large member and six members elected from six, three, or two sub-districts.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Kansas Statute Section 25-2004

Kansas Statute Section 25-2005

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

The filing deadline for school board candidates is 12 p.m. on June 1 of the election year or the following day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Kansas Statutes Section 25-205

Newly elected school board members take office on the second Monday in January following the election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Kansas Statutes Section 25-2023

 


About the district

School board

The McLouth Unified School District 342 consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Tony BarnesPosition 3
Heather CoitPosition 6
James CopelandPosition 5
Tara GarrowPosition 4
Paul HaverkampPosition 1
Terry ReilingPosition 7 At-large
Joe MahonPosition 22024

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Overlapping state house districts

McLouth Unified School District 342
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Kansas House of Representatives District 42Lance NeellyRepublican Party 91% 27%
Kansas House of Representatives District 47Ronald EllisRepublican Party 9% 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $556,000 $1,206 8%
Local: $1,249,000 $2,709 17%
State: $5,548,000 $12,035 76%
Total: $7,353,000 $15,950
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $7,316,000 $15,869
Total Current Expenditures: $6,595,000 $14,305
Instructional Expenditures: $4,105,000 $8,904 56%
Student and Staff Support: $437,000 $947 6%
Administration: $778,000 $1,687 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,275,000 $2,765 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $630,000 $1,366
Construction: $404,000 $876
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $91,000 $197

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[2][3]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 21 <50 <50 20-24
2018-2019 27 PS <50 <=20 25-29
2017-2018 20 PS <50 PS <=20 20-24
2016-2017 21 PS PS <50 PS <=20 20-24
2015-2016 19 PS PS <50 PS <=20 20-24
2014-2015 22 PS PS <50 PS <=20 20-24
2012-2013 56 PS PS PS 60-79 55-59
2011-2012 83 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 80-84
2010-2011 80 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 75-79

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 35-39 <50 <50 35-39
2018-2019 24 PS <50 <=20 25-29
2017-2018 31 PS <50 PS 21-39 30-34
2016-2017 31 PS PS <50 PS 21-39 30-34
2015-2016 40 PS PS <50 PS 21-39 40-44
2014-2015 36 PS PS <50 PS 40-59 35-39
2012-2013 83 PS PS PS 40-59 85-89
2011-2012 90 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 90-94
2010-2011 89 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 90-94

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS PS >=80
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS >=80
2014-2015 >=90 PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 PS PS >=90
2010-2011 >=90 PS PS PS >=90

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 453 -1.3
2021-2022 459 -0.4
2020-2021 461 -5.6
2019-2020 487 -4.7
2018-2019 510 -0.6
2017-2018 513 2.9
2016-2017 498 -0.2
2015-2016 499 -7.8
2014-2015 538 -2.6
2013-2014 552 4.0
2012-2013 530 -0.4
2011-2012 532 1.5
2010-2011 524 5.2
2009-2010 497 -10.5
2008-2009 549 -3.5
2007-2008 568 0.9
2006-2007 563 1.6
2005-2006 554 -5.4
2004-2005 584 3.3
2003-2004 565 -0.5
2002-2003 568 0.5
2001-2002 565 0.5
2000-2001 562 -3.4
1999-2000 581 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE McLouth Unified School District 342 (%) Kansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 2.8
Black 0.2 6.7
Hispanic 4.6 21.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 5.3 6.2
White 89.4 61.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, McLouth Unified School District 342 had 32.38 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.99.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 4.80
Elementary: 10.15
Secondary: 16.43
Total: 32.38

McLouth Unified School District 342 employed 1.10 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.10
District Administrative Support: 2.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 2.60
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 4.30
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.50
Student Support Services: 2.90
Other Support Services: 11.70

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

The McLouth Unified School District 342 operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Mclouth Elem237PK-5
Mclouth High1249-12
Mclouth Middle926-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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