Copeland

Public school district · Gray County · Kansas · NCES district ID 2005190

Copeland spent $21,220 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 91% of the other Kansas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,054). Its 2 schools enrolled 72 students in 2024-25; 51.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $28,702 per student, up 35.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Kansas districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Copeland in enrollment (93 to 120 students) and Copeland itself.

Current spending per student, Kansas districts closest in size to Copeland, FY23Rolla $25,381; Western Plains $24,158; Paradise $23,912; Elk Valley $22,345; Copeland $21,220; Haviland $20,290; Palco $19,598; Weskan $18,887; Lewis $17,591; Hamilton $16,262; State median, under 1,000 students $16,054.10k15k20k25k30kRolla$25,381Western Plains$24,158Paradise$23,912Elk Valley$22,345Copeland$21,220Haviland$20,290Palco$19,598Weskan$18,887Lewis$17,591Hamilton$16,262State median, under 1,000 students $16,054
Current spending per student, Kansas districts closest in size to Copeland, FY23Rolla $25,381; Western Plains $24,158; Paradise $23,912; Elk Valley $22,345; Copeland $21,220; Haviland $20,290; Palco $19,598; Weskan $18,887; Lewis $17,591; Hamilton $16,262; State median, under 1,000 students $16,054.10k15k20k25k30kRolla$25,381Western Plains$24,158Paradise$23,912Elk Valley$22,345Copeland$21,220Haviland$20,290Palco$19,598Weskan$18,887Lewis$17,591Hamilton$16,262State median, under 1,000 students $16,054
Current spending per student, Kansas districts closest in size to Copeland, FY23Rolla $25,381; Western Plains $24,158; Paradise $23,912; Elk Valley $22,345; Copeland $21,220; Haviland $20,290; Palco $19,598; Weskan $18,887; Lewis $17,591; Hamilton $16,262; State median, under 1,000 students $16,054.10k20k30kRolla$25,381Western Plains$24,158Paradise$23,912Elk Valley$22,345Copeland$21,220Haviland$20,290Palco$19,598Weskan$18,887Lewis$17,591Hamilton$16,262State median, under 1,000 students $16,054
Current spending per student, Kansas districts closest in size to Copeland, FY23Rolla $25,381; Western Plains $24,158; Paradise $23,912; Elk Valley $22,345; Copeland $21,220; Haviland $20,290; Palco $19,598; Weskan $18,887; Lewis $17,591; Hamilton $16,262; State median, under 1,000 students $16,054.10k20k30kRolla$25,381Western Plains$24,158Paradise$23,912Elk Valley$22,345Copeland$21,220Haviland$20,290Palco$19,598Weskan$18,887Lewis$17,591Hamilton$16,262State median, under 1,000 students $16,054

Where the money came from

$2,600,000 in revenue: 51.5% state, 42.8% local and 5.7% federal. Total spending including $144,000 of capital outlay was $2,318,000, or $23,180 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Copeland revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,339,000; Local $1,112,000; Federal $149,000; total $2,600,000.
  • State$1,339,000 52%
  • Local$1,112,000 43%
  • Federal$149,000 6%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 203 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

70 students in 2022-23, 84 students in 2023-24, 72 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Copeland enrollment by school year2022-23: 70, 2023-24: 84, 2024-25: 7202550751002022-23702023-24842024-2572
Copeland enrollment by school year2022-23: 70, 2023-24: 84, 2024-25: 7202550751002022-23702023-24842024-2572
Copeland enrollment by school year2022-23: 70, 2023-24: 84, 2024-25: 7202550751002022-23702023-24842024-2572
Copeland enrollment by school year2022-23: 70, 2023-24: 84, 2024-25: 7202550751002022-23702023-24842024-2572

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-237011.86.0
2023-248411.87.1
2024-257210.56.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Copeland scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading and 20-24% in math, against 32.5% in reading and 29.4% in math across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtKansasStudents tested
Reading and language arts30-34%32.5%86
Math20-24%29.4%86

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 51 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Copeland Elementary518.221.6%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 21 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
South Gray Jr High214.923.8%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Copeland

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Copeland

  1. Kansas districts by spending per studentCopeland ranks 20 of 203 Kansas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,220).#20 of 203
  2. Every school district in KansasCopeland is the number 280 by size of 290 Kansas districts, with 100 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#280 of 290
  3. HamiltonThe next larger Kansas district: 103 students in fall 2022, $16,262 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,262
  4. PalcoThe next smaller Kansas district: 97 students in fall 2022, $19,598 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,598
  5. Compare Copeland with HamiltonEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Copeland

  1. How many schools and students are in Copeland?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 72 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Copeland spend per student?
    $21,220 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Kansas median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,054 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $28,702 per student, up 35.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Copeland's money come from?
    $2,600,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 51.5% state, 42.8% local and 5.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Copeland live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 15 of the 173 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Copeland do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Copeland scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading and 20-24% in math, against 32.5% in reading and 29.4% in math across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Copeland's NCES district ID?
    2005190. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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