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Overland Park, Kansas - 36 schools
An equity score of 9/100 ranks Blue Valley #247 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,217 per pupil, Blue Valley ranks #252 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
22,384
Total Enrollment
36
Schools
$12,217
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Blue Valley operates 36 public schools serving 22,384 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 16 elementary, 9 middle, 6 high, 5 combined schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Johnson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,217 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 47.9% local, 47.4% state, and 4.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 9/100, ranked #247 of 250 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 5 of 36 schools offering Advanced Placement (90 AP courses district-wide), a 393.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.9% White, 15.3% Asian, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lakewood Elementary, with a diversity index of 66.6/100.
Its largest campus is Blue Valley West High, enrolling 1,534 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Stilwell Elementary, at 266 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Blue Valley school enrollment varies 5.8× across entities
Blue Valley school enrollment ranges from 266 students (lowest) to 1,534 students (highest), a spread of 1,268 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.
Blue Valley student-counselor ratio is 393:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Blue Valley chronic absenteeism rate is 15.0% — 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 Blue Valley is typically wider than the Blue Valley-aggregate figure suggests.
Blue Valley has 36 schools, including 6 high, 9 middle, 5 combined, 16 elementary. Total enrollment is 22,384 students.
How much does Blue Valley spend per student?
Blue Valley spends $12,217 per student. The district has an equity score of 9/100, ranking #247 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of Blue Valley?
Blue Valley students are 66.9% White, 15.3% Asian, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% African American, averaged across 36 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Blue Valley?
Blue Valley has an equity score of 9/100, ranking #247 out of 250 districts in Kansas.