An equity score of 65/100 ranks Mission Valley #63 of 252 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,118 per pupil, Mission Valley ranks #79 of 286 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mission Valley operates 2 public schools serving 465 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Wabaunsee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,118 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 286 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 31.5% local, 61.0% state, and 7.5% 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 65/100, ranked #63 of 252 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 240:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.8% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Mission Valley Elementary, enrolling 236 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Mission Valley Elementary accounts for 50.8% of all Mission Valley student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mission Valley a distant remainder — means Mission Valley-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Mission Valley student-counselor ratio is 240:1 — 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.
Mission Valley chronic absenteeism rate is 19.4% — 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 Mission Valley is typically wider than the Mission Valley-aggregate figure suggests.
Mission Valley has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 465 students.
How much does Mission Valley spend per student?
Mission Valley spends $17,118 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #63 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of Mission Valley?
Mission Valley students are 88.8% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mission Valley?
Mission Valley has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #63 out of 252 districts in Kansas.