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Scott City, Kansas - 4 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Scott County #204 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,457 per pupil, Scott County ranks #203 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
960
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,457
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Scott County operates 4 public schools serving 960 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Scott County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,457 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 31.7% local, 61.9% state, and 6.4% 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 32/100, ranked #204 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 450:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.5% White, 32.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Scott City Middle, with a diversity index of 49.6/100.
Its largest campus is Scott City Middle, enrolling 409 students (43% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Scott Community Learning Center, at 8 students, a 51x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Scott City Middle accounts for 42.6% of all Scott County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Scott County-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.
Scott County school enrollment varies 51× across entities
Scott County school enrollment ranges from 8 students (lowest) to 409 students (highest), a spread of 401 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Scott County student-counselor ratio is 450:1 — 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.
Scott County chronic absenteeism rate is 14.1% — 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.
Scott County has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 960 students.
How much does Scott County spend per student?
Scott County spends $13,457 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #204 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of Scott County?
Scott County students are 63.5% White, 32.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Scott County?
Scott County has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #204 out of 250 districts in Kansas.