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Scranton, Kansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Santa Fe Trail #144 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,841 per pupil, Santa Fe Trail ranks #185 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,096
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,841
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Santa Fe Trail operates 3 public schools serving 1,096 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Osage County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,841 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 16.8% local, 75.1% state, and 8.1% 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 47/100, ranked #144 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 336.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.2% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Overbrook Attendance Center, with a diversity index of 31.0/100.
Its largest campus is Carbondale Attendance Center, enrolling 370 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
Carbondale Attendance Center accounts for 33.8% of all Santa Fe Trail student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Santa Fe Trail-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Santa Fe Trail student-counselor ratio is 336:1 — 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 Santa Fe Trail is typically wider than the Santa Fe Trail-aggregate figure suggests.
Santa Fe Trail chronic absenteeism rate is 13.3% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Santa Fe Trail has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,096 students.
How much does Santa Fe Trail spend per student?
Santa Fe Trail spends $13,841 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #144 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of Santa Fe Trail?
Santa Fe Trail students are 86.2% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Santa Fe Trail?
Santa Fe Trail has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #144 out of 250 districts in Kansas.