About Emporia Public Schools
Mission Statement: Emporia Public Schools: We Engage, We Empower, We Inspire!
Priority I: Student Achievement & Success: Develop inspired and engaged learners through a safe and caring learning environment which fosters a balance of academic and social-emotional success.
- GOAL: Improve achievement for all students.
- GOAL: Support the social-emotional development of our educational community.
Priority II: Culture & Communication: Grow relationships by engaging our diverse community through intentional, meaningful opportunities and purposeful communication.
- GOAL: Create purposeful, community-wide educational activities that promote an inclusive culture of learning.
- GOAL: Utilize multiple means of communication to engage all stakeholders.
Priority III: Resources & Infrastructure: Develop and maintain infrastructure and resources that meet the ongoing needs of the educational community while maintaining financial security.
- GOAL: Actively recruit and retain skilled, caring, diverse, and student-focused staff throughout the organization with competitive compensation and benefits.
- GOAL: Provide, maintain, and evaluate safe and secure learning environments that meet the ever-changing, diverse needs of our students and staff.
- GOAL: Provide Instructional resources and professional development to meet the ever-changing, diverse needs of our students and staff.
Vision: Building futures, one student at a time.
Student Achievement
Student Demographics
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District Fact Sheet -Updated November 2022
- Approximately 4,300 students
- Approximately 950 employees in PreK-12 district and federal employees
- $45.4 million operating budget
- 54.460 mill tax rate
- $79.1 million in bonded indebtedness
- An early childhood center for 3 and 4-year-olds
- Six neighborhood elementary schools K-5
- A middle school for grades 6-8
- A high school for grades 9-12
- Credit recovery and high school diploma program for teenagers and adults.
- Sponsoring district for Flint Hills Special Education Cooperative, which provides special services in seven school districts for children birth to age 21