School Funding Equity in Kansas 252 districts ranked by equity score — how equitably is school funding distributed? Equity is computed from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states. See our methodology .
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Highly Equitable (70+)
# District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 South Brown County 548 $26,964 52.5% 15.4% 90 2 Northeast 484 $16,458 64.8% 12.2% 83 3 Marais Des Cygnes Valley 203 $21,330 53.0% 21.8% 83 4 Cherokee 458 $18,673 63.1% 19.4% 82 5 Solomon 375 $18,611 44.3% 17.5% 82 6 Eureka 559 $17,420 53.8% 18.1% 81 7 Chetopa-St. Paul 383 $18,532 45.9% 17.3% 81 8 Chautauqua Co Community 398 $16,898 60.3% 12.4% 80 9 Cherryvale 692 $16,297 49.5% 7.1% 79 10 Caldwell 261 $19,832 52.8% 19.6% 79 11 Peabody-Burns 228 $19,617 46.7% 26.8% 78 12 South Haven 217 $18,042 26.1% 15.4% 78 13 Geary County Schools 7,351 $19,315 39.7% 9.3% 77 14 Lyons 737 $23,461 65.8% 33.9% 77 15 Madison-Virgil 245 $17,434 45.6% 18.4% 77 16 Satanta 239 $19,977 58.1% 31.3% 77 17 Iola 1,207 $31,806 50.1% 19.5% 76 18 Topeka Public Schools 12,858 $17,260 70.2% 13.8% 75 19 Kismet-Plains 596 $18,199 63.2% 23.2% 75 20 Chaparral Schools 822 $17,709 54.2% 20.6% 74 21 Kansas City 22,015 $17,507 74.5% 13.6% 73 22 Prairie View 871 $26,400 41.0% 38.7% 73 23 Conway Springs 420 $20,458 27.5% 20.8% 73 24 Stafford 234 $23,545 51.9% 27.9% 73 25 Turner-Kansas City 3,891 $17,156 66.9% 13.1% 72 26 Woodson 415 $18,611 45.8% 18.0% 72 27 Spearville 342 $21,821 24.8% 32.5% 72 28 Clifton-Clyde 304 $18,702 28.5% 25.2% 72 29 Stockton 290 $17,893 44.5% 28.7% 72 30 Bucklin 226 $18,127 34.4% 25.6% 72 31 Ellis 343 $18,829 21.9% 20.7% 71 32 North Lyon County 343 $21,773 33.0% 38.2% 71 33 Burlingame Public School 302 $18,633 44.3% 11.1% 71 34 Marmaton Valley 275 $18,867 45.5% 30.7% 71 35 Wichita 46,796 $17,357 74.2% 17.2% 70 36 Wamego 1,641 $29,227 23.7% 34.4% 70 37 Syracuse 549 $28,266 56.8% 20.2% 70 38 Wakeeney 404 $20,670 32.9% 32.1% 70 39 Emporia 4,357 $23,551 52.4% 26.0% 69 40 Ft Larned 864 $19,061 46.4% 32.9% 69 41 Royal Valley 854 $16,088 39.3% 13.8% 69 42 Central Heights 541 $17,069 42.9% 18.1% 69 43 Uniontown 486 $16,382 57.0% 11.7% 69 44 Washington Co. Schools 370 $17,765 35.7% 25.7% 69 45 Pittsburg 3,390 $18,620 57.9% 15.0% 68 46 Burlington 840 $24,303 35.8% 47.2% 68 47 Beloit 840 $23,016 35.5% 45.4% 68 48 Udall 327 $18,271 40.1% 21.1% 68 49 Winfield 2,215 $20,624 49.8% 34.0% 67 50 Osawatomie 1,063 $17,270 57.8% 28.7% 67 51 Russell County 778 $16,498 47.3% 21.7% 67 52 Oswego 500 $16,188 47.8% 9.7% 67 53 Barber County North 478 $16,903 42.2% 26.3% 67 54 Jefferson County North 440 $16,856 30.0% 15.9% 67 55 Kinsley-Offerle 296 $17,432 45.5% 30.8% 67 56 Central 293 $17,414 49.4% 18.3% 67 57 Pike Valley 229 $18,129 27.6% 27.0% 67 58 Tonganoxie 1,944 $23,204 24.2% 29.4% 66 59 LaCrosse 293 $16,600 43.7% 23.2% 66 60 Fairfield 285 $20,102 50.5% 36.5% 66 61 Wellington 1,497 $15,092 57.8% 14.4% 65 62 Phillipsburg 576 $16,113 36.4% 14.3% 65 63 Jayhawk 575 $17,575 46.1% 29.5% 65 64 Pleasanton 359 $16,767 51.3% 22.6% 65 65 Rural Vista 265 $17,871 38.9% 33.0% 65 66 Salina 6,952 $19,945 53.2% 33.2% 64 67 Atchison Public Schools 1,502 $14,292 62.8% 15.7% 64 68 Marysville 816 $20,020 42.2% 49.8% 64 69 Oskaloosa Public Schools 555 $15,819 39.1% 13.1% 64 70 Minneola 258 $18,367 52.3% 41.6% 64 71 Hutchinson Public Schools 4,296 $15,919 62.0% 21.8% 63 72 Herington 450 $17,405 59.7% 16.7% 63 73 Oberlin 413 $16,385 42.4% 26.3% 63 74 Sublette 391 $20,056 51.6% 29.8% 63 75 Columbus 942 $18,040 50.8% 22.3% 62 76 Baxter Springs 893 $15,424 55.7% 13.1% 62 77 Valley Falls 401 $16,832 29.9% 17.6% 62 78 Leoti 392 $18,468 36.7% 35.8% 62 79 Parsons 1,352 $14,452 69.3% 10.3% 61 80 Lakin 654 $17,741 48.5% 20.5% 61 81 Otis-Bison 240 $16,911 21.7% 24.2% 61 82 Pretty Prairie 307 $16,686 34.7% 15.7% 60 83 Dexter 283 $17,890 37.9% 21.3% 60 84 Paola 1,815 $24,914 29.3% 52.0% 59 85 Belle Plaine 582 $15,633 41.7% 14.6% 59 86 Quinter Public Schools 324 $16,741 26.9% 24.5% 59 87 Flinthills 287 $18,400 43.5% 20.8% 59 88 Fort Leavenworth 1,729 $27,077 2.3% 36.0% 58 89 Nickerson 1,089 $14,114 52.1% 14.9% 58 90 Riverton 705 $15,875 45.7% 16.8% 58 91 West Franklin 618 $17,034 36.0% 27.7% 58 92 Moundridge 499 $45,860 30.0% 40.2% 58 93 Erie-Galesburg 443 $17,122 50.2% 25.0% 58 94 Lyndon 436 $15,648 28.0% 15.2% 58 95 Valley Heights 427 $17,043 39.1% 23.2% 58 96 North Jackson 404 $15,514 35.3% 21.3% 58 97 Ingalls 237 $19,013 31.4% 33.5% 58 98 Morris County 788 $15,516 45.2% 23.9% 57 99 Mission Valley 465 $17,112 27.9% 31.5% 57 100 Meade 376 $16,841 40.3% 35.0% 57 101 Great Bend 2,942 $16,320 59.5% 29.4% 56 102 Concordia 1,131 $18,769 44.8% 34.4% 56 103 Neodesha 777 $14,724 53.4% 15.8% 56 104 Canton-Galva 341 $18,860 27.3% 34.3% 56 105 Manhattan-Ogden 7,066 $19,424 35.6% 34.4% 55 106 Chanute Public Schools 1,818 $17,346 55.4% 21.3% 55 107 Fredonia 658 $15,101 51.4% 15.1% 55 108 Marion-Florence 513 $16,167 39.1% 23.7% 55 109 Ell-Saline 429 $16,738 33.6% 17.5% 55 110 Fort Scott 1,839 $13,765 53.5% 14.0% 54 111 North Ottawa County 636 $15,145 40.2% 19.4% 54 112 Sylvan Grove 253 $15,854 36.0% 27.0% 54 113 Newton 3,215 $16,229 53.3% 28.9% 53 114 McPherson 2,311 $18,746 36.5% 43.1% 53 115 Cimarron-Ensign 613 $15,269 33.0% 22.4% 53 116 Twin Valley 606 $14,993 43.8% 20.1% 53 117 Atchison Co Comm Schools 515 $16,378 35.6% 29.3% 53 118 Doniphan West Schools 377 $17,014 35.2% 33.5% 53 119 Independence 2,059 $14,453 60.9% 19.8% 52 120 Clay County 1,344 $17,424 35.7% 36.5% 52 121 Garnett 961 $14,985 39.1% 24.8% 52 122 Lebo-Waverly 497 $15,829 32.9% 21.6% 52 123 Sterling 475 $16,300 30.1% 26.3% 52 124 Blue Valley 269 $18,754 13.2% 38.8% 52 125 Crest 250 $15,703 38.7% 11.4% 52 126 Louisburg 1,802 $21,744 16.3% 32.8% 51 127 Southern Lyon County 570 $17,023 29.9% 33.9% 51 128 Republic County 526 $16,598 43.8% 32.1% 51 129 St Francis Comm Sch 304 $16,458 36.5% 27.3% 51 130 Little River 285 $45,440 24.2% 47.6% 51 131 Deerfield 248 $17,901 57.0% 28.0% 51 132 Caney Valley 784 $13,661 36.8% 19.6% 50 133 McLouth 453 $16,052 36.1% 17.9% 50 134 Lincoln 333 $17,110 49.8% 35.0% 50 135 Comanche County 319 $18,209 39.7% 30.4% 50 136 South Barber 216 $17,819 53.0% 28.6% 50 137 Arkansas City 2,887 $14,425 66.3% 12.1% 49 138 Sedgwick Public Schools 507 $15,664 27.4% 13.6% 49 139 Chase County 387 $17,070 30.5% 41.2% 49 140 St John-Hudson 345 $16,971 40.4% 29.2% 49 141 Goessel 294 $16,276 24.2% 16.9% 49 142 Greeley County Schools 243 $15,956 35.4% 35.1% 49 143 Liberal 4,659 $14,048 70.6% 14.3% 48 144 Holton 1,151 $18,971 36.6% 30.6% 48 145 Osage City 724 $13,594 45.7% 12.1% 48 146 Riverside 666 $14,316 43.4% 13.5% 48 147 Bonner Springs 2,520 $14,902 46.9% 25.7% 47 148 Ottawa 2,350 $14,639 47.4% 20.6% 47 149 Girard 1,037 $15,388 42.3% 14.3% 47 150 Galena 824 $14,388 55.9% 7.2% 47 151 Centre 536 $10,609 31.8% 16.6% 47 152 Remington-Whitewater 488 $16,689 26.5% 33.9% 47 153 Victoria 284 $14,907 20.4% 24.9% 47 154 Ulysses 1,549 $14,295 60.1% 18.8% 46 155 Douglass Public Schools 653 $14,662 33.3% 19.3% 46 156 Haven Public Schools 796 $15,332 43.1% 26.6% 45 157 Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton 338 $15,837 32.3% 21.2% 45 158 Derby 7,285 $15,405 42.1% 21.0% 44 159 Wabaunsee 421 $16,120 22.1% 26.8% 44 160 Plainville 416 $15,607 30.3% 26.7% 44 161 Dodge City 7,233 $13,731 69.8% 11.0% 43 162 Leavenworth 3,604 $15,283 51.5% 18.9% 43 163 Jefferson West 828 $15,676 24.3% 14.6% 43 164 Silver Lake 692 $13,576 16.8% 19.8% 43 165 Ellinwood Public Schools 479 $15,827 32.9% 19.6% 43 166 Waconda 342 $16,225 32.2% 29.9% 43 167 Ness City 294 $15,634 35.3% 27.3% 43 168 Kaw Valley 1,108 $15,493 30.9% 42.8% 42 169 Bluestem 534 $14,770 39.3% 18.6% 42 170 Osborne County 373 $14,599 33.4% 26.4% 42 171 Gardner Edgerton 5,994 $14,773 30.6% 23.6% 41 172 Coffeyville 1,764 $14,190 63.8% 16.9% 41 173 Hoisington 790 $14,725 45.9% 21.3% 41 174 West Elk 551 $17,450 47.4% 36.2% 41 175 Hays 3,425 $17,437 33.9% 32.3% 40 176 Easton 645 $14,825 20.2% 20.6% 40 177 Stanton County 423 $15,218 48.0% 21.6% 40 178 Cunningham 228 $16,297 22.8% 34.1% 40 179 Haysville 5,788 $13,512 50.0% 11.8% 39 180 Hodgeman County Schools 289 $15,676 34.6% 34.0% 39 181 Garden City 7,304 $14,751 62.7% 22.3% 38 182 Rock Hills 385 $14,929 41.1% 26.7% 38 183 Dighton 258 $16,872 37.0% 41.2% 38 184 Montezuma 220 $17,445 18.1% 46.2% 37 185 Labette County 1,563 $13,350 50.5% 12.5% 36 186 Chapman 1,154 $13,975 32.2% 25.3% 36 187 Santa Fe Trail 1,096 $14,466 38.7% 16.8% 36 188 Scott County 960 $15,454 37.9% 31.7% 36 189 Frontenac Public Schools 953 $13,095 30.8% 8.7% 36 190 Halstead 833 $13,154 36.0% 16.3% 36 191 Rawlins County 384 $16,346 41.5% 29.2% 36 192 Auburn Washburn 6,069 $13,420 33.6% 23.3% 35 193 Mulvane 1,844 $13,702 32.8% 22.4% 35 194 Prairie Hills 1,068 $14,672 27.1% 35.0% 35 195 Smith Center 453 $14,620 39.5% 27.9% 35 196 Central Plains 1,719 $7,494 41.4% 25.6% 34 197 Goodland 964 $14,994 43.8% 27.3% 34 198 Wellsville 843 $16,064 25.4% 28.0% 34 199 Barnes 490 $15,580 22.6% 31.1% 34 200 Oxford 455 $13,835 34.4% 17.0% 34 201 Graham County 419 $15,294 42.7% 30.5% 34 202 Valley Center Pub Sch 3,195 $15,568 37.1% 33.5% 33 203 Norton Community Schools 698 $13,802 39.7% 22.7% 33 204 Ellsworth 644 $14,253 31.5% 23.7% 33 205 Hoxie Community Schools 454 $13,971 25.3% 28.6% 33 206 Skyline Schools 385 $14,814 39.2% 24.1% 33 207 Olathe 29,034 $15,538 27.9% 37.2% 32 208 Abilene 1,515 $14,614 41.9% 21.2% 32 209 Holcomb 982 $13,356 47.4% 26.3% 32 210 Kingman - Norwich 954 $14,098 36.8% 16.3% 32 211 Nemaha Central 774 $15,172 20.6% 35.9% 32 212 Cheney 840 $13,719 20.6% 16.0% 31 213 Southeast Of Saline 691 $14,608 20.3% 27.0% 31 214 Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh 640 $15,292 33.7% 25.0% 31 215 Shawnee Mission Pub Sch 26,618 $15,904 31.9% 37.7% 30 216 Inman 435 $13,986 24.1% 30.2% 30 217 Troy Public Schools 330 $14,195 22.8% 23.4% 30 218 Shawnee Heights 3,752 $12,646 31.2% 18.5% 29 219 Oakley 483 $14,592 33.5% 31.1% 29 220 Lansing 2,654 $13,723 27.5% 18.8% 28 221 Rock Creek 1,358 $12,651 22.5% 20.5% 28 222 Seaman 3,895 $12,707 30.9% 20.7% 27 223 Elkhart 1,668 $7,512 36.7% 6.6% 27 224 Clearwater 1,107 $13,850 27.6% 23.1% 27 225 Hugoton Public Schools 1,029 $14,058 46.4% 30.0% 27 226 Hiawatha 911 $13,364 46.1% 31.8% 27 227 Perry Public Schools 779 $14,799 32.8% 31.9% 27 228 Spring Hill 5,371 $16,529 11.8% 32.5% 26 229 Smoky Valley 1,110 $9,835 28.1% 18.9% 26 230 El Dorado 2,133 $14,486 54.9% 31.9% 25 231 Augusta 2,063 $12,389 38.1% 20.2% 25 232 Eudora 1,714 $14,381 26.7% 23.6% 25 233 Riley County 708 $14,378 17.3% 32.7% 25 234 Circle 2,062 $16,077 29.8% 43.0% 24 235 Humboldt 974 $11,769 43.4% 21.9% 24 236 Maize 7,999 $15,375 22.7% 33.4% 23 237 Pratt 1,214 $12,888 39.5% 22.4% 23 238 Kiowa County 432 $15,411 32.9% 33.4% 23 239 Goddard 6,310 $14,894 23.1% 29.4% 21 240 Rose Hill Public Schools 1,708 $12,425 26.9% 22.1% 21 241 Hesston 870 $12,382 19.6% 19.0% 21 242 Blue Valley 22,384 $16,186 8.9% 47.9% 19 243 Renwick 1,946 $13,519 12.4% 26.7% 18 244 Baldwin City 1,400 $13,080 22.3% 23.9% 18 245 Lawrence 10,909 $13,764 38.3% 33.8% 17 246 Basehor-Linwood 3,043 $15,392 12.9% 37.0% 17 247 Vermillion 652 $12,361 26.1% 28.8% 17 248 Piper-Kansas City 2,780 $12,909 20.1% 31.4% 16 249 De Soto 7,441 $12,860 12.1% 32.9% 15 250 Colby Public Schools 964 $14,279 31.0% 35.6% 15 251 Buhler 2,564 $12,079 28.4% 26.5% 14 252 Andover 8,987 $9,365 16.9% 30.5% 8
How the Equity Score Works The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness:
Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)
Higher spending relative to peers
Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)
Spending weighted by poverty level — rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest
Funding Diversity (0-25)
Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support
Resource Access (0-25)
Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.