Wichita Public Schools
Listed by NCES as Wichita (district ID 2012990)
Public school district · Sedgwick County · Kansas · NCES district ID 2012990
Wichita Public Schools spent $15,549 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 84% of the other Kansas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,446). Its 81 schools enrolled 45,435 students in 2024-25; 59.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,000 per student, up 2.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 79% (Kansas: 88%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Kansas's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Wichita Public Schools ranks 3.
Where the money came from
$929,510,000 in revenue: 59.6% state, 15.6% local and 24.8% federal. Total spending including $87,499,000 of capital outlay was $827,296,000, or $17,679 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$553,885,000 60%
- Local$145,274,000 16%
- Federal$230,351,000 25%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 83 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
46,101 students in 2022-23, 45,564 students in 2023-24, 45,435 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 46,101 | 3343.7 | 13.8 |
| 2023-24 | 45,564 | 3269.1 | 13.9 |
| 2024-25 | 45,435 | 3155.7 | 14.4 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$218,130,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,661 per student
Wichita Public Schools booked $218,130,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 4,463 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $48,876 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 12 in 100 Kansas districts with a figure (state median $57,761, 260 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Kansas teacher salary at $54,815 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $169,655,000 | 77.8% |
| Special education | $34,197,000 | 15.7% |
| Vocational | $7,252,000 | 3.3% |
| Other programs | $7,026,000 | 3.2% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,891 in 2018-19, $4,064 in 2019-20, $4,180 in 2020-21, $4,675 in 2021-22, $4,661 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Wichita Public Schools scored proficient or above: 18% in reading and 14% in math, against 32.5% in reading and 29.4% in math across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Kansas | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 18% | 32.5% | 23,356 |
| Math | 14% | 29.4% | 23,224 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
79% of the 3,485 students in Wichita Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Kansas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Kansas | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 79% | 88% |
| Students in the class | 3,485 | 36,783 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
54 elementary schools, 22,540 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christa McAuliffe Academy | 829 | 13.7 | 42.5% | Not Title I |
| Minneha Core Knowledge Elementary | 644 | 16.1 | 64.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet | 643 | 16.0 | 72.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Isely Traditional Magnet Elementary | 621 | 13.1 | 44.8% | Not Title I |
| Woodman Elementary | 612 | 14.1 | 78.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Cloud Elementary | 580 | 14.4 | 86.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Colvin Elementary | 571 | 12.8 | 87.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Dodge Literacy Magnet | 547 | 14.8 | 71.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Beech Elementary | 538 | 13.9 | 77.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Allen Elementary | 514 | 14.1 | 85.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet | 509 | 14.9 | 75.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Seltzer Elementary | 494 | 15.6 | 55.5% | Eligible, no program |
The other 42 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensler Elementary | 488 | 14.3 | 62.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Gordon Parks Academy | 485 | 13.3 | 83.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Spaght Multimedia Magnet | 480 | 14.5 | 92.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Price-Harris Communications Magnet | 477 | 16.9 | 54.7% | Eligible, no program |
| Anderson Elementary | 477 | 14.4 | 88.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Earhart Environ Magnet Elementary | 471 | 17.2 | 48.2% | Eligible, no program |
| Washington Accelerated Learning Elementary | 470 | 15.1 | 90.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Caldwell Elementary | 465 | 11.9 | 84.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Linwood Elementary | 452 | 14.2 | 83.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Gammon Elementary | 448 | 13.3 | 76.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Irving Elementary | 447 | 15.5 | 90.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Adams Elementary | 446 | 14.2 | 91.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Stanley Elementary | 439 | 13.5 | 82.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Kelly Liberal Arts Academy | 429 | 13.6 | 75.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Enterprise Elementary | 424 | 13.0 | 83.5% | Schoolwide program |
| White Elementary | 414 | 13.6 | 77.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Gardiner Elementary | 405 | 13.5 | 89.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Lawrence Elementary | 394 | 14.6 | 77.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Franklin Elementary | 390 | 14.8 | 78.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Chisholm Trail Elementary | 381 | 13.2 | 60.6% | Eligible, no program |
| Jefferson Elementary | 381 | 13.9 | 86.1% | Schoolwide program |
| College Hill Elementary | 378 | 14.7 | 62.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Griffith Elementary | 370 | 11.7 | 76.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Cessna Elementary | 356 | 13.7 | 83.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Woodland Health / Wellness Magnet Elementary | 347 | 14.4 | 81.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Jackson Elementary | 337 | 13.9 | 70.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Black Traditional Magnet Elementary | 335 | 16.4 | 74.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Ortiz Elementary School | 323 | 13.9 | 86.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Peterson Elementary | 321 | 13.2 | 50.5% | Eligible, no program |
| Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary | 313 | 12.9 | 81.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Harry Street Elementary | 310 | 12.1 | 85.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary | 308 | 14.7 | 77.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Bostic Traditional Magnet Elementary | 305 | 15.6 | 40.7% | Not Title I |
| Mueller Aerospace/Engineering Discovery Magne | 304 | 12.4 | 90.1% | Schoolwide program |
| McCollom Elementary | 288 | 11.9 | 43.1% | Eligible, no program |
| Benton Elementary | 273 | 12.7 | 62.6% | Schoolwide program |
| McLean Science/Tech Magnet Elementary | 262 | 13.4 | 50.0% | Eligible, no program |
| O K Elementary | 262 | 12.7 | 70.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Hyde Intl Studies/Commun Elem Magnet | 260 | 14.0 | 35.0% | Not Title I |
| Riverside Leadership Magnet Elementary | 255 | 14.1 | 55.3% | Not Title I |
| L'Ouverture Computer Technology Magnet | 232 | 11.8 | 89.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Bryant Opportunity Academy | 36 | 2.6 | 88.9% | Eligible, no program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
14 middle schools, 8,834 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truesdell Middle School | 924 | 12.9 | 84.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Curtis Middle School | 846 | 12.7 | 84.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Wilbur Middle School | 822 | 14.0 | 59.4% | Eligible, no program |
| Pleasant Valley Middle School | 760 | 14.6 | 86.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Robinson Middle School | 682 | 12.1 | 57.6% | Eligible, no program |
| Mead Middle School | 678 | 13.5 | 88.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Coleman Middle School | 631 | 15.5 | 75.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle | 623 | 14.8 | 66.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Hamilton Middle School | 604 | 14.9 | 91.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Marshall Middle School | 596 | 13.8 | 81.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Brooks Magnet Middle School | 578 | 15.6 | 74.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Allison Traditional Magnet Middle | 536 | 16.0 | 60.4% | Eligible, no program |
The other 2 middle schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stucky Middle School | 518 | 12.7 | 64.1% | Eligible, no program |
| Wells Alternative Middle School | 36 | 3.6 | 91.7% | Eligible, no program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
11 high schools, 13,414 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East High | 2,435 | 16.6 | 70.8% | Eligible, no program |
| Southeast High | 2,066 | 16.8 | 69.6% | Eligible, no program |
| North High | 2,041 | 16.1 | 76.6% | Eligible, no program |
| South High | 1,662 | 14.3 | 78.0% | Eligible, no program |
| Heights High | 1,505 | 17.2 | 65.5% | Eligible, no program |
| Northwest High | 1,424 | 16.2 | 53.7% | Eligible, no program |
| West High | 1,306 | 14.4 | 80.8% | Eligible, no program |
| Northeast Magnet High School | 686 | 13.5 | 50.1% | Eligible, no program |
| Wichita Alternative High | 133 | 12.7 | 85.0% | Not Title I |
| Chisholm Life Skills Center | 96 | 9.6 | 81.3% | Eligible, no program |
| Sowers Alternative High School | 60 | 4.0 | 95.0% | Eligible, no program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
2 other schools, 647 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education Imagine Academy | 566 | 51.2 | not reported | Not Title I |
| Levy Sp Ed Center | 81 | 5.2 | 80.2% | Eligible, no program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
7 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Hadley Middle School
Middle school in Wichita; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 532 students; 12.8 students per teacher.
Jardine Technology Middle Magnet
Middle school in Wichita; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 516 students; 12.1 students per teacher.
Park Elementary
School in Wichita; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 329 students; 15.1 students per teacher.
Cleaveland Traditional Magnet Elementary
School in Wichita; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 262 students; 13.9 students per teacher.
Clark Elementary
School in Wichita; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 258 students; 12.0 students per teacher.
Payne Elementary
School in Wichita; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 258 students; 11.9 students per teacher.
Wichita Learning Center
High school in Wichita; 181 students; 90.5 students per teacher.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Wichita Public Schools
- Website: usd259.org
- Phone: (316) 973-4000
- Office: 903 S Edgemoor, Wichita, KS 67218
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Wichita Public Schools
- Kansas districts by spending per studentWichita Public Schools ranks 14 of 83 Kansas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,549).#14 of 83
- Every school district in KansasWichita Public Schools is the largest of 290 Kansas districts, with 46,796 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1 of 290
- Olathe Public SchoolsThe next smaller Kansas district: 29,034 students in fall 2022, $14,314 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,314
- Compare Wichita Public Schools with Olathe Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- East High, its largest high school2,435 students in 2024-25, 16.6 per teacher.2,435
- Teacher salary spending across KansasWichita Public Schools spent $48,876 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $57,761); spending, not a salary.$48,876
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Wichita Public Schools
How many schools and students are in Wichita Public Schools?
81 schools were open in 2024-25 (54 elementary, 14 middle, 11 high, 2 other), enrolling 45,435 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Wichita Public Schools spend per student?
$15,549 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Kansas median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,446 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,000 per student, up 2.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Wichita Public Schools' money come from?
$929,510,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 59.6% state, 15.6% local and 24.8% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Wichita Public Schools live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 10,726 of the 55,526 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 19.3%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Wichita Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
$218,130,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,661 per student. Divided by the 4,463 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $48,876 per teacher, more than 12 in 100 Kansas districts (state median $57,761). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Kansas teacher salary at $54,815 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Wichita Public Schools do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Wichita Public Schools scored proficient or above: 18% in reading and 14% in math, against 32.5% in reading and 29.4% in math across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Wichita Public Schools?
79% of the 3,485 students in Wichita Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Kansas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Wichita Public Schools' NCES district ID?
2012990. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
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Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25