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Larned, Kansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks Ft Larned #32 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,561 per pupil, Ft Larned ranks #49 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
864
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,561
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ft Larned operates 3 public schools serving 864 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 Pawnee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,561 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.9% local, 59.2% state, and 7.9% 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 72/100, ranked #32 of 250 in Kansas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 205.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 30.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.1% White, 15.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fort Larned Elementary School, with a diversity index of 41.8/100.
Its largest campus is Fort Larned Elementary School, enrolling 431 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Fort Larned Elementary School accounts for 49.9% of all Ft Larned student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ft Larned a distant remainder — means Ft Larned-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.
Ft Larned school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Ft Larned school enrollment ranges from 177 students (lowest) to 431 students (highest), a spread of 254 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.
Ft Larned student-counselor ratio is 206:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Ft Larned chronic absenteeism rate is 30.6% — 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.
Ft Larned has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 864 students.
How much does Ft Larned spend per student?
Ft Larned spends $17,561 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #32 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of Ft Larned?
Ft Larned students are 76.1% White, 15.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ft Larned?
Ft Larned has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #32 out of 250 districts in Kansas.