An equity score of 69/100 ranks Salina #40 of 252 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,954 per pupil, Salina ranks #37 of 286 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,952
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$18,954
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Salina operates 13 public schools serving 6,952 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 combined, 2 high, 2 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Saline County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,954 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 33.2% local, 52.9% state, and 13.8% 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 69/100, ranked #40 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (32 AP courses district-wide), a 321.2:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 32.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.9% White, 28.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cottonwood Elementary School, with a diversity index of 64.9/100.
Its largest campus is Salina High South, enrolling 1,046 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Salina Virtual Innovation Academy, at 50 students, a 21x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Salina High South accounts for 15.0% of all Salina student enrollment
That concentration means Salina-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.
Salina school enrollment varies 21× across entities
Salina school enrollment ranges from 50 students (lowest) to 1,046 students (highest), a spread of 996 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. 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.
Salina student-counselor ratio is 321:1 — 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 Salina is typically wider than the Salina-aggregate figure suggests.
Salina chronic absenteeism rate is 32.0% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.