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Leavenworth, Kansas - 8 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Leavenworth #147 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,595 per pupil, Leavenworth ranks #194 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,604
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$13,595
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Leavenworth operates 8 public schools serving 3,604 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Leavenworth County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,595 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 18.9% local, 69.5% state, and 11.6% 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 46/100, ranked #147 of 250 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 (15 AP courses district-wide), a 311.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 60.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.6% White, 16.1% African American, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Leavenworth Virtual School, with a diversity index of 73.3/100.
Its largest campus is Leavenworth Sr High, enrolling 1,237 students (38% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Leavenworth Virtual School, at 23 students, a 54x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Leavenworth Sr High accounts for 34.3% of all Leavenworth student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Leavenworth-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.
Leavenworth school enrollment varies 54× across entities
Leavenworth school enrollment ranges from 23 students (lowest) to 1,237 students (highest), a spread of 1,214 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Leavenworth has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Leavenworth student-counselor ratio is 312:1 — 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 Leavenworth is typically wider than the Leavenworth-aggregate figure suggests.
Leavenworth chronic absenteeism rate is 60.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.