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Douglass, Kansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Douglass Public Schools #113 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,521 per pupil, Douglass Public Schools ranks #200 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,521
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Douglass Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 653 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Butler County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,521 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 19.3% local, 75.3% state, and 5.4% 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 54/100, ranked #113 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 137.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 26.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.5% White, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Douglass High, with a diversity index of 41.6/100.
Its largest campus is Leonard C Seal Elem, enrolling 263 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Leonard C Seal Elem accounts for 40.3% of all Douglass Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Douglass Public Schools-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.
Douglass Public Schools school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Douglass Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 118 students (lowest) to 263 students (highest), a spread of 145 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.
Douglass Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 137:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Douglass Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 26.4% — 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 Douglass Public Schools is typically wider than the Douglass Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Douglass Public Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 653 students.
How much does Douglass Public Schools spend per student?
Douglass Public Schools spends $13,521 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #113 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of Douglass Public Schools?
Douglass Public Schools students are 79.5% White, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Douglass Public Schools?
Douglass Public Schools has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #113 out of 250 districts in Kansas.