District overview
Macksville USD 351
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How Macksville USD 351 is run and paid for
Macksville USD 351 serves about 300 students in pre-K through grade 12 from Belpre, Macksville, Radium, Seward and Trousdale in Stafford County, Kansas. Students from Lewis USD 502 attend grades 7-12 in Macksville under a cooperative agreement. A seven-member elected Board of Education sets the budget and property tax levy and hires Superintendent Mike Sanders. Kansas districts are paid through state foundation aid plus a local option budget and local property taxes.
Taxes above the revenue neutral rate
On September 14, 2026 the board adopted a 2026-27 levy above the revenue neutral rate and approved the budget.
Local option budget up to 33%
A September 2026 resolution allows a local option budget of up to 33% of foundation aid, unless 10% of voters petition within 40 days of publication.
New leadership in grades 7-12
The board chose not to renew the high school principal's contract and hired Lori Anschutz as secondary principal for 2026-27.
Outsourced meals
Keystone Food Service now runs school meals, pending state approval.
The minutes record votes but rarely explain them. Most personnel decisions were made after long closed sessions.
Where the district stands
Reso #14
Reso #38
Reso #52; subject to a 40-day protest petition
Major projects
Daycare partnership with Stafford County Economic Development
approvedIn December 2025 the board approved a partnership with Stafford County Economic Development to open a daycare in Macksville.
- Partnership approved
Funding
Not stated
Sale of the superintendent's house
completedThe district sold the house at 502 N. Higgins Avenue for $70,000.
- Sale approved
Funding
Sale proceeds
Recent news
All 13 sets of Board of Education minutes posted for November 2025 through September 2026, the May 11, 2026 board book, and the district's Board of Education page.
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