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Osage City, Kansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Osage City #100 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,012 per pupil, Osage City ranks #225 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
724
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,012
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Osage City operates 3 public schools serving 724 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Osage County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,012 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 12.1% local, 81.7% state, and 6.2% 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 56/100, ranked #100 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 388.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.9% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Osage City Elem, with a diversity index of 24.7/100.
Its largest campus is Osage City Elem, enrolling 340 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Osage City Elem accounts for 47.0% of all Osage City student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Osage City a distant remainder — means Osage City-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.
Osage City school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Osage City school enrollment ranges from 134 students (lowest) to 340 students (highest), a spread of 206 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.
Osage City student-counselor ratio is 389:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Osage City chronic absenteeism rate is 22.2% — 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 Osage City is typically wider than the Osage City-aggregate figure suggests.
Osage City has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 724 students.
How much does Osage City spend per student?
Osage City spends $13,012 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #100 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of Osage City?
Osage City students are 88.9% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Osage City?
Osage City has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #100 out of 250 districts in Kansas.