Education

A commitment to quality education produces results in Kansas…

More than 85 percent of Kansans over the age of 25 have completed high school, and almost 35 percent have at least some post-secondary training.

The student-teacher ratio in public schools is approximately 12.5 to 1.

High school students' ACT scores exceed the national average.

Kansas' high school graduation rate of 80.2% placed the state in the top ten nationally.

Workers are productive. In 1989, Kansas manufacturing employees produced $4.95 for every payroll dollar. This figure was above the national average.

Numerous post-secondary and graduate institutions are within convenient driving distances of North Central Kansas. These include…


Continuing education for employees is made easier through the assistance of several state programs…

Telenet instruction is available in every county.

The Kansas Industrial Training Program is a comprehensive and flexible workforce training program designed to respond to the specialized needs of new and expanding companies. Company representatives and state vocational training specialists conduct a needs assessment and analyze initial production schedules. Based on the analysis, a training program is designed to respond to the company's needs.

The State of Kansas Investments in Lifelong Learning Program allows employers to enter into agreements to establish training for new employees. Immediate training project costs are financed through tax exempt, public purpose bonds. Eligible industries include basic enterprises that are creating new jobs. The program has the capacity to respond to projects with large numbers of trainees, clusters of companies with similar training needs, and projects involving highly skilled occupations.