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Kansas City, Kansas - 4 schools
An equity score of 13/100 ranks Piper-Kansas City #243 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,455 per pupil, Piper-Kansas City ranks #270 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,780
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,455
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Piper-Kansas City operates 4 public schools serving 2,780 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Wyandotte County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,455 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 29 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 31.4% local, 63.0% state, and 5.7% 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 13/100, ranked #243 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 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 316.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 16.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.8% White, 16.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Piper Prairie Elementary, with a diversity index of 69.2/100.
Its largest campus is Piper High, enrolling 913 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Piper High accounts for 32.2% of all Piper-Kansas City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Piper-Kansas City-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.
Piper-Kansas City student-counselor ratio is 316:1 — 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 Piper-Kansas City is typically wider than the Piper-Kansas City-aggregate figure suggests.
Piper-Kansas City chronic absenteeism rate is 16.9% — 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 Piper-Kansas City is typically wider than the Piper-Kansas City-aggregate figure suggests.
Piper-Kansas City has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,780 students.
How much does Piper-Kansas City spend per student?
Piper-Kansas City spends $11,455 per student. The district has an equity score of 13/100, ranking #243 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of Piper-Kansas City?
Piper-Kansas City students are 50.8% White, 16.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% African American, 9.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Piper-Kansas City?
Piper-Kansas City has an equity score of 13/100, ranking #243 out of 250 districts in Kansas.