School for Blind

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Kansas City, Kansas - 2 schools

13
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
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Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

School for Blind operates 2 public schools serving 13 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Wyandotte County.

The funding mix is 6.1% local, 86.3% state, and 7.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.

and 11.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.3% White, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% African American across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is School for Blind High, enrolling 27 students (71% of the district's total enrollment).

School for Blind High accounts for 71.1% of all School for Blind student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of School for Blind a distant remainder — means School for Blind-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

School for Blind chronic absenteeism rate is 11.1% — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

7.6%
Federal
86.3%
State
6.1%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 2 schools in School for Blind.

White 64.3%
Hispanic or Latino 17.4%
African American 6.4%
Asian 4.5%
Multiracial 7.4%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

11.1%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in School for Blind

School Enrollment
School for Blind High
27
School for Blind Elementary
11

How School for Blind Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Kansas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
St. Hosp. Training Center Parsons Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Healy Public Schools Larger No spending data More locally funded
Triplains Larger No spending data More locally funded
Fowler Larger No spending data More locally funded
Grinnell Public Schools Larger No spending data More locally funded

Comparisons are relative to School for Blind's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in School for Blind?

School for Blind has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 13 students.

What is the demographic composition of School for Blind?

School for Blind students are 64.3% White, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% African American, 4.5% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.