At least 71 Kansas public schools have 4-day week schedules this year. Here’s where
More Kansas public school students than ever are attending classes only four days per week.
Data from the Kansas State Department of Education lists 71 public schools with four-day weeks this year, up from 69 schools last year and just 56 the year before.
These schools are located in 31 different school districts, mostly located in the southern and western portions of the state. New to the list this year is the West Elk school district, where two schools are adopting 4-day schedules for the first time.
An estimated 7,069 students returned to classes this fall on a four-day week schedule — an increase of over 10% from last year and nearly 50% from two years ago. This year’s total represents around 1.5% of Kansas’ roughly 484,000 public school students.
Kansas State Department of Education spokesperson Denise Kahler said this data is preliminary — the true number of four-day week schools may be slightly higher.
“There are still 17 districts that haven’t submitted their information,” she said Wednesday.
This story was originally published September 9, 2023 at 12:57 PM with the headline "At least 71 Kansas public schools have 4-day week schedules this year. Here’s where."
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