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Holton, Kansas - 4 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks Holton #31 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,928 per pupil, Holton ranks #66 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,151
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$16,928
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Holton operates 4 public schools serving 1,151 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 combined, 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 Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,928 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 30.6% local, 57.6% state, and 11.8% 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 #31 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 283.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 23.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.3% White, 34.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Holton Elementary School, with a diversity index of 40.1/100.
Its largest campus is Holton Elementary School, enrolling 511 students (48% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Fresh Start (Virtual), at 1 students, a 511x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Holton Elementary School accounts for 44.4% of all Holton student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Holton-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.
Holton school enrollment varies 511× across entities
Holton school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 511 students (highest), a spread of 510 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Holton student-counselor ratio is 284:1 — 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 Holton is typically wider than the Holton-aggregate figure suggests.
Holton chronic absenteeism rate is 23.6% — 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 Holton is typically wider than the Holton-aggregate figure suggests.