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El Dorado, Kansas - 6 schools
An equity score of 20/100 ranks El Dorado #234 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,294 per pupil, El Dorado ranks #251 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,133
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$12,294
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
El Dorado operates 6 public schools serving 2,133 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 $12,294 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 31.9% local, 61.7% state, and 6.4% 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 20/100, ranked #234 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 255.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 35.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.5% White, 13.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rocket Online School Ks (Rocs, with a diversity index of 51.7/100.
Its largest campus is El Dorado High, enrolling 543 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Rocket Online School Ks (Rocs, at 22 students, a 25x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
El Dorado High accounts for 25.5% of all El Dorado student enrollment
That concentration means El Dorado-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.
El Dorado school enrollment varies 25× across entities
El Dorado school enrollment ranges from 22 students (lowest) to 543 students (highest), a spread of 521 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
El Dorado has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
El Dorado student-counselor ratio is 256:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within El Dorado is typically wider than the El Dorado-aggregate figure suggests.
El Dorado chronic absenteeism rate is 35.0% — 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.
El Dorado has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 2,133 students.
How much does El Dorado spend per student?
El Dorado spends $12,294 per student. The district has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #234 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of El Dorado?
El Dorado students are 76.5% White, 13.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for El Dorado?
El Dorado has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #234 out of 250 districts in Kansas.