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Kansas City, Kansas - 8 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Turner-Kansas City #109 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,828 per pupil, Turner-Kansas City ranks #231 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,891
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$12,828
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Turner-Kansas City operates 8 public schools serving 3,891 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Wyandotte County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,828 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 13.1% local, 75.7% state, and 11.2% 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 54/100, ranked #109 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 399.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.2% Hispanic or Latino, 29.0% White, 13.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Turner Sixth Grade Academy, with a diversity index of 66.0/100.
Its largest campus is Turner High, enrolling 1,147 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Beyond the Bell, at 13 students, a 88x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Turner High accounts for 29.5% of all Turner-Kansas City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Turner-Kansas City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Turner-Kansas City school enrollment varies 88× across entities
Turner-Kansas City school enrollment ranges from 13 students (lowest) to 1,147 students (highest), a spread of 1,134 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Turner-Kansas City has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 66.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Turner-Kansas City student-counselor ratio is 399:1 — 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.
Turner-Kansas City chronic absenteeism rate is 41.7% — 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.
Turner-Kansas City has 8 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 3,891 students.
How much does Turner-Kansas City spend per student?
Turner-Kansas City spends $12,828 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #109 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of Turner-Kansas City?
Turner-Kansas City students are 50.2% Hispanic or Latino, 29.0% White, 13.1% African American, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Turner-Kansas City?
Turner-Kansas City has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #109 out of 250 districts in Kansas.