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Moran, Kansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 73/100 ranks Marmaton Valley #29 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,537 per pupil, Marmaton Valley ranks #50 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
275
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,537
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Marmaton Valley operates 3 public schools serving 275 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high 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 Allen County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,537 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 30.7% local, 61.2% state, and 8.1% 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 73/100, ranked #29 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 135:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.3% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Marmaton Valley Virtual School, with a diversity index of 49.0/100.
Its largest campus is Marmaton Valley High, enrolling 135 students (49% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Marmaton Valley Virtual School, at 7 students, a 19x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Marmaton Valley High accounts for 48.9% of all Marmaton Valley student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Marmaton Valley a distant remainder — means Marmaton Valley-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.
Marmaton Valley school enrollment varies 19× across entities
Marmaton Valley school enrollment ranges from 7 students (lowest) to 135 students (highest), a spread of 128 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Marmaton Valley student-counselor ratio is 135:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Marmaton Valley chronic absenteeism rate is 20.7% — 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 Marmaton Valley is typically wider than the Marmaton Valley-aggregate figure suggests.
Marmaton Valley has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 275 students.
How much does Marmaton Valley spend per student?
Marmaton Valley spends $17,537 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #29 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of Marmaton Valley?
Marmaton Valley students are 76.3% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Marmaton Valley?
Marmaton Valley has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #29 out of 250 districts in Kansas.