An equity score of 69/100 ranks Washington Co. Schools #45 of 252 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,503 per pupil, Washington Co. Schools ranks #97 of 286 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Washington Co. Schools operates 2 public schools serving 370 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,503 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 25.7% local, 62.9% state, and 11.4% 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 69/100, ranked #45 of 252 in Kansas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 177.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.5% White, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Washington Elementary, enrolling 192 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Washington Elementary accounts for 51.9% of all Washington Co. Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Washington Co. Schools a distant remainder — means Washington Co. 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.
Washington Co. Schools student-counselor ratio is 178:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Washington Co. Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 15.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Washington Co. Schools is typically wider than the Washington Co. Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Washington Co. Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 370 students.
How much does Washington Co. Schools spend per student?
Washington Co. Schools spends $16,503 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #45 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of Washington Co. Schools?
Washington Co. Schools students are 84.5% White, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Washington Co. Schools?
Washington Co. Schools has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #45 out of 252 districts in Kansas.