At $19,742 per pupil, Wallace County Schools ranks #33 of 286 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
186
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$19,742
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wallace County Schools operates 2 public schools serving 186 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Wallace County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,742 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 28.5% local, 66.6% state, and 4.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 77:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 12.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.5% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sharon Springs Elem, enrolling 108 students (70% of the district's total enrollment).
Sharon Springs Elem accounts for 58.1% of all Wallace County Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Wallace County Schools a distant remainder — means Wallace County Schools-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.
Wallace County Schools student-counselor ratio is 77:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Wallace County Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 12.5% — 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.
Wallace County Schools has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 186 students.
How much does Wallace County Schools spend per student?
Wallace County Schools spends $19,742 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Wallace County Schools?
Wallace County Schools students are 82.5% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.