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Lost Springs, Kansas - 2 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Centre #145 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,836 per pupil, Centre ranks #282 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
536
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$9,836
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Centre operates 2 public schools serving 536 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 Marion County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,836 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 29 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 16.6% local, 79.9% state, and 3.4% 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 47/100, ranked #145 of 250 in Kansas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 1266.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.7% White, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% African American across the district's schools.
Kansas Online Learning Program accounts for 67.5% of all Centre student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Centre a distant remainder — means Centre-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.
Centre student-counselor ratio is 1267:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Centre chronic absenteeism rate is 36.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Centre has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 536 students.
How much does Centre spend per student?
Centre spends $9,836 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #145 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of Centre?
Centre students are 70.7% White, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Centre?
Centre has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #145 out of 250 districts in Kansas.