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Riley, Kansas - 2 schools
An equity score of 22/100 ranks Riley County #230 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,160 per pupil, Riley County ranks #217 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
708
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$13,160
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Riley County operates 2 public schools serving 708 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Riley County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,160 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 32.7% local, 61.5% state, and 5.8% 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 22/100, ranked #230 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.
a 373:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.8% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Riley County Grade School, enrolling 514 students (69% of the district's total enrollment).
Riley County Grade School accounts for 68.9% of all Riley County student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Riley County a distant remainder — means Riley County-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.
Riley County student-counselor ratio is 373:1 — 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.
Riley County chronic absenteeism rate is 15.8% — 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 Riley County is typically wider than the Riley County-aggregate figure suggests.
Riley County has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 708 students.
How much does Riley County spend per student?
Riley County spends $13,160 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #230 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of Riley County?
Riley County students are 86.8% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Riley County?
Riley County has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #230 out of 250 districts in Kansas.