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Derby, Kansas - 13 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Derby #218 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,217 per pupil, Derby ranks #274 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,285
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$11,217
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Derby operates 13 public schools serving 7,285 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 combined, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Sedgwick County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,217 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 21.0% local, 70.1% state, and 9.0% 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 26/100, ranked #218 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.
a 413.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.9% White, 19.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wineteer Elem, with a diversity index of 69.6/100.
Its largest campus is Derby High School, enrolling 2,172 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Derby Virtual School, at 65 students, a 33x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Derby High School accounts for 29.3% of all Derby student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Derby-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Derby school enrollment varies 33× across entities
Derby school enrollment ranges from 65 students (lowest) to 2,172 students (highest), a spread of 2,107 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Derby student-counselor ratio is 413:1 — 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.
Derby chronic absenteeism rate is 26.0% — 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 Derby is typically wider than the Derby-aggregate figure suggests.