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Maize, Kansas - 12 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Maize #222 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,642 per pupil, Maize ranks #191 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,999
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$13,642
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Maize operates 12 public schools serving 7,999 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 2 high, 2 combined, 2 middle 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 Sedgwick County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,642 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 33.4% local, 60.2% state, and 6.5% 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 23/100, ranked #222 of 250 in Kansas against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (31 AP courses district-wide), a 330.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.4% White, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Maize South Elementary, with a diversity index of 56.3/100.
Its largest campus is Maize Sr High, enrolling 1,444 students (18% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Maize Elementary, at 413 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Maize Sr High accounts for 17.9% of all Maize student enrollment
That concentration means Maize-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.
Maize school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
Maize school enrollment ranges from 413 students (lowest) to 1,444 students (highest), a spread of 1,031 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.
Maize student-counselor ratio is 331:1 — 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 Maize is typically wider than the Maize-aggregate figure suggests.
Maize chronic absenteeism rate is 22.9% — 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 Maize is typically wider than the Maize-aggregate figure suggests.