An equity score of 18/100 ranks Barnes #237 of 252 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,953 per pupil, Barnes ranks #267 of 286 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
490
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,953
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Barnes operates 4 public schools serving 490 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 high 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,953 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 29 of 286 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 31.1% local, 61.4% state, and 7.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 18/100, ranked #237 of 252 in Kansas against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 259:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 14.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.7% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Linn High, with a diversity index of 38.3/100.
Its largest campus is Hanover Elem, enrolling 231 students (45% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hanover High, at 60 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hanover Elem accounts for 44.6% of all Barnes student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Barnes-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. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Barnes school enrollment varies 3.9× across entities
Barnes school enrollment ranges from 60 students (lowest) to 231 students (highest), a spread of 171 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Barnes student-counselor ratio is 259:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Barnes is typically wider than the Barnes-aggregate figure suggests.
Barnes chronic absenteeism rate is 14.5% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.