An equity score of 37/100 ranks Pittsburg #192 of 252 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,501 per pupil, Pittsburg ranks #254 of 286 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,390
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$12,501
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pittsburg operates 6 public schools serving 3,390 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 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 Crawford County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,501 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 286 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 15.0% local, 76.3% state, and 8.7% 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 37/100, ranked #192 of 252 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 390.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.8% White, 23.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Meadowlark Elementary, with a diversity index of 64.5/100.
Its largest campus is Pittsburg High, enrolling 1,033 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Geo E Nettels Elem, at 343 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pittsburg High accounts for 30.5% of all Pittsburg student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pittsburg-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Pittsburg school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Pittsburg school enrollment ranges from 343 students (lowest) to 1,033 students (highest), a spread of 690 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.
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Pittsburg student-counselor ratio is 390:1 — 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.
Pittsburg chronic absenteeism rate is 25.7% — 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 Pittsburg is typically wider than the Pittsburg-aggregate figure suggests.