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Junction City, Kansas - 15 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Geary County Schools #91 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,320 per pupil, Geary County Schools ranks #160 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,351
Total Enrollment
15
Schools
$14,320
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Geary County Schools operates 15 public schools serving 7,351 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 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 Geary County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,320 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 9.3% local, 62.9% state, and 27.9% 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 59/100, ranked #91 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 15 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 468.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.9% White, 22.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Washington Elem, with a diversity index of 76.2/100.
Its largest campus is Junction City Sr High, enrolling 1,713 students (23% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Grandview Elem, at 83 students, a 21x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Junction City Sr High accounts for 23.3% of all Geary County Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Geary County Schools-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.
Geary County Schools school enrollment varies 21× across entities
Geary County Schools school enrollment ranges from 83 students (lowest) to 1,713 students (highest), a spread of 1,630 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.
Geary County Schools student-counselor ratio is 468:1 — 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.
Geary County Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 24.9% — 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 Geary County Schools is typically wider than the Geary County Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Geary County Schools has 15 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 12 combined. Total enrollment is 7,351 students.
How much does Geary County Schools spend per student?
Geary County Schools spends $14,320 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #91 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of Geary County Schools?
Geary County Schools students are 47.9% White, 22.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% African American, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 15 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Geary County Schools?
Geary County Schools has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #91 out of 250 districts in Kansas.