District overview
Norton Community Schools USD 211
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How are Norton's schools paid for?
Norton Community Schools USD 211 runs Eisenhower Elementary, Norton Junior High and Norton Community High in Norton County, Kansas. Like other Kansas districts it gets most of its money from the state school finance formula, which pays per student and is set to expire after 2026-27. The district adds a local option budget (LOB) and a capital outlay levy paid by local property taxes. A seven-member elected Board of Education sets the budget and hires the superintendent.
Local option budget
In March 2026 the board told the state it may raise the LOB to as much as 33% for 2026-27.
Lower levy
The 2026-27 budget did not exceed the revenue neutral rate, and the mill levy request was lower than last year.
Rising special education costs
The special education co-op NCKSEC expects to ask member districts for 20% more next year.
Leadership change ahead
Superintendent Corey Roy retires after 2026-27; KASB is helping the board search for a successor.
The 2025-26 audit was clean with no findings, votes were nearly all unanimous, and the district paid for upgrades like new LED lights and bleachers with capital outlay funds, grants and donations.
Where the district stands
Major projects
Stull Gymnasium bleacher replacement
approvedReplace the Stull Gym bleachers; Heartland Seating's $504,286 bid was accepted, with fundraising under way.
- Named a high short-term priority
- Final bids expected
- Bid accepted
Funding
Capital outlay and community fundraising
Superintendent search
in_progressCorey Roy retires at the end of 2026-27; the board hired KASB to run the search.
- Retirement accepted
- KASB hired; timeline set
Funding
KASB contract (amount not stated)
Replace the oldest route bus
fundedKansas law retires route buses at 25 years; a grant of $85,272 will help buy a replacement and the old bus must be destroyed.
- Need identified
- Grant approved
- Purchase plan reported
Funding
State/agency bus grant plus capital outlay
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Explore resources →Built from USD 211 Board of Education minutes (November 2025 to October 2026) posted as PDFs in the district's public Google Drive folders, plus the 2025-26 high school and 2026-27 elementary student handbooks.
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