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Waverly, Kansas - 4 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Lebo-Waverly #107 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,928 per pupil, Lebo-Waverly ranks #132 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
497
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,928
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lebo-Waverly operates 4 public schools serving 497 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined 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 Coffey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,928 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 21.6% local, 71.5% state, and 6.9% 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 55/100, ranked #107 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.
a 304:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 17.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.5% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Waverly High, with a diversity index of 19.5/100.
Its largest campus is Lebo Elem, enrolling 159 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Lebo Elem accounts for 30.8% of all Lebo-Waverly student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lebo-Waverly-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.
Lebo-Waverly student-counselor ratio is 304:1 — 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 Lebo-Waverly is typically wider than the Lebo-Waverly-aggregate figure suggests.
Lebo-Waverly chronic absenteeism rate is 17.0% — 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 Lebo-Waverly is typically wider than the Lebo-Waverly-aggregate figure suggests.