Chautauqua Co Community, KS

Original Research by School Decision on Chautauqua Co Community

Chautauqua Co Community is a rural Kansas school district serving preschool through twelfth grade. It is the only district in Chautauqua County, which means the comparison set you will typically see is just this district itself. The district operates two schools: Sedan Elementary and Sedan High School. Because it is a unified PK-12 system, all students in the county who attend public school are part of this single district.

The student body is predominantly white, and the district is small. The enrollment is spread across all grade levels, with a notably higher count in pre-K than in any single elementary grade, which suggests the district serves a significant early childhood population. The community context is one where housing values are low relative to state and national benchmarks, and there was a very modest year-over-year decline in home values across the district's ZIP codes. The biggest contributing ZIP code to the district's value sits in an unincorporated area, while smaller pockets in places like Elk City show higher values and positive appreciation. The affordability picture looks quite different from the national average. The estimated monthly mortgage on a typical home, at a rate just above the national midpoint, is well below what one would expect in many parts of the country. For a family considering a move, this is a low-cost housing market.

Looking at academic performance on the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP), the story varies sharply by grade level. In third through fifth grade, the district's proficiency rates in both math and English language arts are very strong. In science, fifth graders also show a high proficiency rate. However, beginning in sixth grade, the numbers drop substantially. In sixth grade, math proficiency falls to around a third of students, and by eighth grade it is below a fifth. The same pattern holds in English language arts, where sixth and seventh grade proficiency rates are well below the elementary level, and eighth grade is similarly low. Eighth grade science also shows a very low proficiency rate. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, as the data shows elementary students performing well but middle school results presenting a clear challenge. Whether this reflects curriculum shifts, test timing, or cohort differences is not clear from the data alone.

The district did not have data available for free or reduced-price lunch rates, which is often a proxy for poverty levels. Similarly, data on students with disabilities and English learners was not reported. The district brief search found no recently reported changes like referendums, curriculum shifts, or property tax changes; the district appears to have been operating with no major publicly noted disruptions or initiatives in the recent period.

A family considering this district should understand it as a small, unified system serving a rural county with a single set of schools. The elementary academic results are a strength, but the middle school numbers raise questions that merit a direct conversation with the school. The housing market is inexpensive, which might appeal to families seeking a lower cost of living, but also reflects the limited economic activity of the area. The district has no available data on discipline or chronic absenteeism, and no course access data was provided, so those aspects of school life remain unexamined here.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

380

Grades

PK–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 6%

Black 1%

White 79%

Asian 0%

Two+ 7%

Am. Indian / AK Native 6%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantaged

Not disadvantaged

ELA

Gr 3

67%

77%

Gr 5

90%

69%

Gr 6

36%

45%

Gr 7

27%

38%

Gr 8

30%

Math

Gr 3

62%

77%

Gr 5

70%

77%

Gr 6

29%

36%

Gr 7

27%

31%

Gr 8

20%

14%

Science

Gr 5

60%

77%

Gr 8

20%

21%

Schools in this District

2 schools are officially reported under this district.

Sedan Elem

Sedan High

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

6 grades reported

69%

Grade 3

65%

Grade 4

74%

Grade 5

32%

Grade 6

29%

Grade 7

17%

Grade 8

English Language Arts

6 grades reported

72%

Grade 3

71%

Grade 4

78%

Grade 5

40%

Grade 6

32%

Grade 7

17%

Grade 8

Science

2 grades reported

70%

Grade 5

21%

Grade 8

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$96,458

Year-over-year change-0.1%

Range across 4 ZIP codes$69K to $201K

vs. state typical0.39x

vs. national typical0.26x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (4 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
67361		$74K	-2.3%	59.9%
67344	Elk City	$201K	+9.1%	11.1%
67347	Havana	$165K	+4.8%	4.3%
67353	Moline	$69K	+1.4%	3.3%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$487/mo

Home price / national median income1.1x

Comparison

State typical home value$246,369 (+3.7% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Data Currently Unavailable

Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

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