At $21,093 per pupil, Argonia Public Schools ranks #23 of 286 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$21,093
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Argonia Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 150 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Sumner County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,093 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 29 of 286 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.1% local, 73.6% state, and 6.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 168.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 25.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.4% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Argonia High, enrolling 84 students (56% of the district's total enrollment).
Argonia High accounts for 56.0% of all Argonia Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Argonia Public Schools a distant remainder — means Argonia Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Argonia Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 168:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Argonia Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 25.4% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Argonia Public Schools is typically wider than the Argonia Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Argonia Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 150 students.
How much does Argonia Public Schools spend per student?
Argonia Public Schools spends $21,093 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Argonia Public Schools?
Argonia Public Schools students are 80.4% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.