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Belle Plaine, Kansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Belle Plaine #72 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,469 per pupil, Belle Plaine ranks #152 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
582
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,469
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Belle Plaine operates 3 public schools serving 582 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 $14,469 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 14.6% local, 79.7% state, and 5.8% 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 63/100, ranked #72 of 250 in Kansas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 171.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.7% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Belle Plaine High, with a diversity index of 30.1/100.
Its largest campus is Belle Plaine Elem, enrolling 211 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Belle Plaine Elem accounts for 36.3% of all Belle Plaine student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Belle Plaine-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Belle Plaine student-counselor ratio is 172:1 — 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.
Belle Plaine chronic absenteeism rate is 19.9% — 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 Belle Plaine is typically wider than the Belle Plaine-aggregate figure suggests.
Belle Plaine has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 582 students.
How much does Belle Plaine spend per student?
Belle Plaine spends $14,469 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #72 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of Belle Plaine?
Belle Plaine students are 83.7% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Belle Plaine?
Belle Plaine has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #72 out of 250 districts in Kansas.