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| 45.2 |
| $30,842 |
| Percent of population with high school or higher: 84.1% |
| 0.8 square miles |
| 3,320 feet |
| Dryland & irrigated farming of wheat, corn, and other grains; cattle ranching & feeding; some light manufacturing |
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Information:
- Class 2A school
- Member of 8-school Northwest Kansas League
- Fully accredited as a "comprehensive" high school by Kansas State Department of Education
- Transportation, breakfast, and lunch services are provided for
K -12 students.
Enrollment:
- Grades 7-12 enrollment for the 2004-05 school year was 185 total students—89 male and 96 female.
- St. Francis Schools have 35 teachers for 334 students, for a 10/1 student/teacher ratio.
Classes: Along with basic through advanced courses in Math, Science, English, and Social Science, St. Francis High School offers many electives including but not limited to Band, Art, Woodworking, and Yearbook.
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| Information: The grade school curriculum has a full range of study, including art, music, physical education, and complete special education services for all grades. It is fully accredited by the Kansas State Department of Education.
Enrollment:
- Grades kindergarten-6 enrollment for the 2005-06 school year was 148: 82 boys and 66 girls.
- There are 24 full and part-time teachers at the grade school.
Click here to visit the schools' web site. |
| Staff: The Cheyenne County Hospital is part of the Great Plains Health Alliance. It has one MD, two PA-C's, and one CRNA. Specialists in Cardiology, Ophthalmology, Oncology and Podiatry are available at least once a month from other areas.
Services include:
- 24-hour Emergency Room
- Diagnostic Services
- Imaging
- Outpatient Surgery
- Physical Therapy
- Specialized Services
- Swing Bed Program
- Laboratory
- Anesthesia
- IVP's
- Chemotherapy
- Cardiac rehab
Click here to visit the Cheyenne County Hospital's web site. |
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| When St. Francis was unable to find a high-speed Internet company to provide service to the community, the city built its own system. The broadband service was used by city and rural customers. The City sold the Internet service to Eagle Communication in 2005. |
| In 2005, after a large fundraising effort and many generous donations from St. Francis alumni and residents, the 50-year-old metal theatre seats were replaced in the city-owned theatre. The Cheyenne Theatre shows current movies on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. |
| With the help of a $400,000 CDBG grant and a $550,000 loan from the Department of Health and Environment, the City of St. Francis completed a wastewater treatment facility improvement project in 2005. The project included installing a lift station; stabilization and repair of the sewer ponds; and rehabilitation and replacement of manholes. |
| The St. Francis Recycling Center is part of the the Northwest Kansas Regional Recycling Organization, a grass-roots, volunteer, partnership-oriented program.
In March 2002, area communities met to discuss the possibility of combined efforts regarding recycling. During this meeting, the needs of the individual communities were recognized and the fact that those needs could be met through cooperative efforts. The decision was made to cooperatively submit a regional grant proposal to KDHE and secure equipment funding for new and established facilities. After receiving the grant award in July 2002, the work began on the formation of the regional organization. This organization, the Northwest Kansas Regional Recycling Organization, was formally approved on September 3, 2003, by the State Attorney General.
In order to save the Cheyenne County landfill, many citizens use the recycle center. The tonnage of recycle material taken to the collection point in Colby increase every year. |
The airport recently obtained an AWOS, or Automated Weather Observation System, as well as a new hangar constructed by a private individual. The AWOS makes the airport more convenient, more accessible, and safer for pilots, and allows commercial pilots to land in inclement weather. Also, there are currently FAA-approved plans in place to expand the hard-surface runway, build a new crosswind runway, build a ramp and new tie downs, and install new runway lights. Go to Airport page. |
| In 2005, the City received a KANSTEP grant to construct a new Emergency Building that will house ambulances, and rural and city fire trucks.
The building will include offices, training and study areas, and storage for all entities; it will have a hazardous materials decontamination shower, a kitchen and wash bay. A KANSTEP grant from the Department of Commerce and Housing will pay for the building materials and engineer and architects' fees. Community volunteers will supply the labor. The building site is being prepared and plans are to start this project in fall 2006. |
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