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La Crosse, Kansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Lacrosse #36 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,193 per pupil, Lacrosse ranks #124 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
293
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,193
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lacrosse operates 3 public schools serving 293 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 Rush County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,193 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 23.2% local, 69.7% state, and 7.1% 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 71/100, ranked #36 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 241.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 14.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.2% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is La Crosse Elementary, with a diversity index of 21.8/100.
Its largest campus is La Crosse Elementary, enrolling 125 students (50% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is La Crosse Middle School, at 37 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
La Crosse Elementary accounts for 42.7% of all Lacrosse student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lacrosse-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.
Lacrosse school enrollment varies 3.4× across entities
Lacrosse school enrollment ranges from 37 students (lowest) to 125 students (highest), a spread of 88 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.
Lacrosse student-counselor ratio is 242:1 — 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.
Lacrosse chronic absenteeism rate is 14.3% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.