An equity score of 56/100 ranks Emporia #103 of 252 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,701 per pupil, Emporia ranks #122 of 286 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,357
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$15,701
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Emporia operates 8 public schools serving 4,357 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Lyon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,701 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 286 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.0% local, 64.8% state, and 9.2% 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 56/100, ranked #103 of 252 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 436.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.2% Hispanic or Latino, 42.7% White, 1.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is W a White Elem, with a diversity index of 62.3/100.
Its largest campus is Emporia High, enrolling 1,494 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Logan Ave Elem, at 208 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Emporia High accounts for 34.3% of all Emporia student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Emporia-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Emporia school enrollment varies 7.2× across entities
Emporia school enrollment ranges from 208 students (lowest) to 1,494 students (highest), a spread of 1,286 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.
Emporia student-counselor ratio is 437:1 — 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.
Emporia chronic absenteeism rate is 36.9% — 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.