Welcome to Circle USD 375
The towns of Benton, Towanda, Greenwich, Township Village in El Dorado, Bel Aire and northeastern Wichita make up the Circle District’s "communities." The district’s patrons have a vital interest in the educational program. The district is governed by a seven-member Board of Education.
Circle Unified School District 375 encompasses approximately 175 square miles of western Butler and northeastern Sedgwick Counties. Many choice home sites and easy access to the Wichita area make Circle’s location ideal. Cultural, educational and civic opportunities are available through Butler Community College and Wichita State University, both within easy driving distance of USD 375.
By way of the Kansas Turnpike or I-35, Circle is less than thirty minutes from the cultural and entertainment offerings of Wichita, the largest city in Kansas. Shopping centers, universities, theater, dining and Century II are only a few of the metropolitan benefits available to the district. Highway 254 running from El Dorado to northern Wichita has been expanded to a four-lane super highway giving quick, safe access to the Circle district.
The school district community is unique since it combines the beauty of a rural setting with well planned residential areas. Modern industry provides a strong tax base for excellent schools and community services. Churches of many denominations are located in the communities. Civic organizations, lodges and clubs work together for continual community improvement. Rental property and manufactured housing are also available in the district.
Swimming, tennis, youth activities and other recreational facilities make these communities outstanding year round. For the friendly atmosphere of small communities with the advantages of a large city not far away - for living at its best - Circle USD 375 offers the answer.
Circle District Schools
All of Circle’s Elementary Schools — Benton, Towanda and Oil Hill serve students in grades kindergarten through sixth and offers comprehensive basics in reading, writing, math, science and social studies along with full programs in music and physical education. Each school offers All Day Kindergarten and is served by a full time librarian and full time counselor. The district also has a full time and part time school nurse.
Seventh and eighth graders attend Circle Middle School in Benton and participate as T-Bolts in the Pioneer League. The middle school offers full programs in music and physical education, computer literacy and health programs. The middle school also offers art, foreign language and technology exploration classes for all students. The schedule is divided into two academic teams of teachers offering a flexible block schedule to address classes in reading, writing, mathematics, science and social studies.
Circle High School is located near the center of the district in Towanda. A new fine arts wing was constructed in 2002 providing new music and drama classrooms plus a new 800 seat auditorium. This construction also provided a new business department including a new multimedia lab. The school is also completely networked with internet access to all classrooms with a newly expanded library and cafeteria/commons area.
Circle High students select from over 100 courses including college preparatory classes, applied vocational, fine arts and physical education courses. Career pathways have been defined in communications, business, industrial technologies, humanities, health and human services. Circle High began implementing an 8-block schedule in 1998-99 with all students taking four classes each day.
Circle High School belongs to the Ark Valley/Chisholm Trail League. CHS offers a full athletic program including football, volleyball, cross-country, soccer, basketball, tennis, wrestling, baseball, softball, golf and track. New football facilities and a ten lane track were completed in the fall of 2002. Artificial turf was installed in the fall of 2007. Other extracurricular activities are cheerleading, scholars’ bowl, forensics, drama, journalism, vocal and instrumental music.
Circle District ~ Our Schools
- Total District Enrollment ~ 1606 Students
- Circle High School ~ 536 Students
- Circle Middle School ~ 268 Students
- Benton Elementary School ~ 278 Students
- Oil Hill Elementary School ~ 189 Students
- Towanda Elementary School ~ 335 Students
- All Day Kindergarten
- Butler Community College ~ students have opportunity to take college and vocational-technical classes during the school day for dual credit.
- Also offers college/vocational-technical classes at Circle High School.
- School District Campus Police
- School owned drug dog ~ purchased by CHS Stuco
- School Nurses/Librarians/Counselors
- Student to computer ratio is 2.5 to 1
Circle District ~ Our Staff
- High Quality • Student Focused • High Expectations
- 110 Certified Staff Members
- 99% Meeting High Quality Requirements
- 9 Administrators
- 35 Classroom Aides
- 36 Special Education Aides
- 101 Other Classified Staff
Circle District ~ Special Programs
YMCA Kindergarten and After School Care
Encore Alternative Learning
CMS Power Hour
Individualized Computer Learning ~ PassKey, Success Maker, Academy of Reading and Math
BEST ~ Butler/Emporia Student to Teacher Program
AdvancED Accreditation
Butler County Special Education Cooperative
South Central Kansas Educational Service Center
Exemplary Technical/Vocational Programs