Kansas · NCES F-33 finance data
School Funding Equity in Kansas 250 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.
50 State avg score
49 National avg score
250 Districts ranked The equity picture in one line
South Brown County ranks first in Kansas for funding equity at 89/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.
89/100 top score (South Brown County)
$17,631 per-pupil spending in the top district
43 districts scoring 70 or higher
40 districts below 30 # District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 South Brown County 548 $17,631 52.5% 15.4% 89 2 Chautauqua Co Community 398 $16,159 60.3% 12.4% 89 3 Northeast 484 $15,398 64.8% 12.2% 87 4 Cherokee 458 $17,279 63.1% 19.4% 87 5 Marais Des Cygnes Valley 203 $19,482 53.0% 21.8% 87 6 Topeka Public Schools 12,858 $16,138 70.2% 13.8% 86 7 Cherryvale 692 $15,380 49.5% 7.1% 85 8 Madison-Virgil 245 $16,637 45.6% 18.4% 84 9 Eureka 559 $15,578 53.8% 18.1% 82 10 Peabody-Burns 228 $17,913 46.7% 26.8% 82 11 South Haven 217 $17,085 26.1% 15.4% 82 12 Chetopa-St. Paul 383 $17,276 45.9% 17.3% 81 13 Oswego 500 $15,743 47.8% 9.7% 80 14 Satanta 239 $19,614 58.1% 31.3% 80 15 Caldwell 261 $16,752 52.8% 19.6% 79 16 Lyons 737 $21,413 65.8% 33.9% 78 17 Kismet-Plains 596 $16,861 63.2% 23.2% 78 18 Kansas City 22,015 $16,610 74.5% 13.6% 77 19 Oskaloosa Public Schools 555 $15,284 39.1% 13.1% 77 20 Uniontown 486 $15,105 57.0% 11.7% 77 21 Clifton-Clyde 304 $18,353 28.5% 25.2% 77 22 Chaparral Schools 822 $16,410 54.2% 20.6% 76 23 Bucklin 226 $16,394 34.4% 25.6% 75 24 Winfield 2,215 $20,088 49.8% 34.0% 74 25 Sublette 391 $19,435 51.6% 29.8% 74 26 Washington Co. Schools 370 $16,806 35.7% 25.7% 74 27 Kinsley-Offerle 296 $16,426 45.5% 30.8% 73 28 Stockton 290 $16,193 44.5% 28.7% 73 29 Marmaton Valley 275 $17,537 45.5% 30.7% 73 30 Atchison Public Schools 1,502 $13,673 62.8% 15.7% 72 31 Holton 1,151 $16,928 36.6% 30.6% 72 32 Ft Larned 864 $17,561 46.4% 32.9% 72 33 North Lyon County 343 $19,139 33.0% 38.2% 72 34 Barber County North 478 $15,931 42.2% 26.3% 71 35 Oberlin 413 $15,524 42.4% 26.3% 71 36 Lacrosse 293 $15,193 43.7% 23.2% 71 37 Salina 6,952 $18,628 53.2% 33.2% 70 38 Osawatomie 1,063 $15,638 57.8% 28.7% 70 39 Jayhawk 575 $16,752 46.1% 29.5% 70 40 Central Heights 541 $15,508 42.9% 18.1% 70 41 Herington 450 $15,855 59.7% 16.7% 70 42 Valley Heights 427 $16,414 39.1% 23.2% 70 43 Ellis 343 $17,131 21.9% 20.7% 70 44 Burlington 840 $20,521 35.8% 47.2% 69 45 Burlingame Public School 302 $15,619 44.3% 11.1% 69 46 Minneola 258 $17,463 52.3% 41.6% 69 47 Stafford 234 $19,520 51.9% 27.9% 69 48 Parsons 1,352 $13,829 69.3% 10.3% 68 49 Nickerson 1,089 $13,581 52.1% 14.9% 68 50 Beloit 840 $20,865 35.5% 45.4% 68 51 Jefferson County North 440 $15,365 30.0% 15.9% 68 52 Solomon 375 $14,868 44.3% 17.5% 68 53 Fairfield 285 $17,162 50.5% 36.5% 68 54 Rural Vista 265 $17,155 38.9% 33.0% 68 55 Otis-Bison 240 $16,017 21.7% 24.2% 68 56 Wichita 46,796 $15,361 74.2% 17.2% 67 57 Wellington 1,497 $13,583 57.8% 14.4% 67 58 Prairie View 871 $17,353 41.0% 38.7% 67 59 Woodson 415 $17,606 45.8% 18.0% 67 60 Quinter Public Schools 324 $15,847 26.9% 24.5% 67 61 Central 293 $15,948 49.4% 18.3% 67 62 Neodesha 777 $13,995 53.4% 15.8% 66 63 Russell County 778 $16,335 47.3% 21.7% 65 64 Hutchinson Public Schools 4,296 $15,014 62.0% 21.8% 64 65 Conway Springs 420 $15,505 27.5% 20.8% 64 66 Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton 338 $14,856 32.3% 21.2% 64 67 Pretty Prairie 307 $14,755 34.7% 15.7% 64 68 Baxter Springs 893 $13,965 55.7% 13.1% 63 69 Royal Valley 854 $13,928 39.3% 13.8% 63 70 Marysville 816 $16,797 42.2% 49.8% 63 71 Riverton 705 $14,645 45.7% 16.8% 63 72 Belle Plaine 582 $14,469 41.7% 14.6% 63 73 Mission Valley 465 $16,144 27.9% 31.5% 63 74 Meade 376 $15,559 40.3% 35.0% 63 75 Udall 327 $14,776 40.1% 21.1% 63 76 Mcpherson 2,311 $17,683 36.5% 43.1% 62 77 Morris County 788 $14,275 45.2% 23.9% 62 78 North Ottawa County 636 $14,242 40.2% 19.4% 62 79 Lyndon 436 $14,416 28.0% 15.2% 62 80 Paola 1,815 $23,217 29.3% 52.0% 61 81 Marion-Florence 513 $15,364 39.1% 23.7% 61 82 St Francis Comm Sch 304 $15,640 36.5% 27.3% 61 83 Ingalls 237 $17,258 31.4% 33.5% 61 84 Newton 3,215 $15,402 53.3% 28.9% 60 85 Fort Scott 1,839 $12,647 53.5% 14.0% 60 86 Concordia 1,131 $17,698 44.8% 34.4% 60 87 Atchison Co Comm Schools 515 $15,565 35.6% 29.3% 60 88 Ellinwood Public Schools 479 $15,745 32.9% 19.6% 60 89 Pleasanton 359 $14,252 51.3% 22.6% 60 90 Flinthills 287 $16,214 43.5% 20.8% 60 91 Geary County Schools 7,351 $14,320 39.7% 9.3% 59 92 Emporia 4,357 $15,415 52.4% 26.0% 59 93 Twin Valley 606 $13,772 43.8% 20.1% 58 94 Valley Falls 401 $14,745 29.9% 17.6% 58 95 Doniphan West Schools 377 $16,441 35.2% 33.5% 58 96 Goessel 294 $15,225 24.2% 16.9% 58 97 Fredonia 658 $14,149 51.4% 15.1% 57 98 Phillipsburg 576 $13,885 36.4% 14.3% 57 99 Mclouth 453 $15,115 36.1% 17.9% 57 100 Osage City 724 $13,012 45.7% 12.1% 56 101 Erie-Galesburg 443 $15,299 50.2% 25.0% 56 102 Ell-Saline 429 $15,250 33.6% 17.5% 56 103 Blue Valley 269 $17,172 13.2% 38.8% 56 104 Clay County 1,344 $16,186 35.7% 36.5% 55 105 West Franklin 618 $15,342 36.0% 27.7% 55 106 Bluestem 534 $14,368 39.3% 18.6% 55 107 Lebo-Waverly 497 $14,928 32.9% 21.6% 55 108 South Barber 216 $17,122 53.0% 28.6% 55 109 Turner-Kansas City 3,891 $12,828 66.9% 13.1% 54 110 Iola 1,207 $14,011 50.1% 19.5% 54 111 Galena 824 $13,679 55.9% 7.2% 54 112 Caney Valley 784 $13,124 36.8% 19.6% 54 113 Douglass Public Schools 653 $13,521 33.3% 19.3% 54 114 Syracuse 549 $14,182 56.8% 20.2% 54 115 Canton-Galva 341 $17,825 27.3% 34.3% 54 116 Great Bend 2,942 $14,955 59.5% 29.4% 53 117 Arkansas City 2,887 $13,387 66.3% 12.1% 53 118 Comanche County 319 $17,495 39.7% 30.4% 53 119 Crest 250 $14,259 38.7% 11.4% 53 120 Chanute Public Schools 1,818 $14,260 55.4% 21.3% 52 121 Southern Lyon County 570 $15,206 29.9% 33.9% 52 122 Sterling 475 $15,129 30.1% 26.3% 52 123 St John-Hudson 345 $15,962 40.4% 29.2% 52 124 Deerfield 248 $16,333 57.0% 28.0% 52 125 Riverside 666 $13,130 43.4% 13.5% 51 126 Wakeeney 404 $14,756 32.9% 32.1% 51 127 North Jackson 404 $14,345 35.3% 21.3% 51 128 Victoria 284 $13,869 20.4% 24.9% 51 129 Ottawa 2,350 $12,994 47.4% 20.6% 50 130 Independence 2,059 $12,179 60.9% 19.8% 50 131 Lakin 654 $14,376 48.5% 20.5% 50 132 Cimarron-Ensign 613 $13,123 33.0% 22.4% 50 133 Osborne County 373 $13,912 33.4% 26.4% 50 134 Sylvan Grove 253 $14,277 36.0% 27.0% 50 135 Leoti 392 $14,722 36.7% 35.8% 49 136 Lincoln 333 $15,262 49.8% 35.0% 49 137 Liberal 4,659 $12,495 70.6% 14.3% 48 138 Garnett 961 $13,059 39.1% 24.8% 48 139 Ness City 294 $14,393 35.3% 27.3% 48 140 Greeley County Schools 243 $14,414 35.4% 35.1% 48 141 Pike Valley 229 $14,129 27.6% 27.0% 48 142 Bonner Springs 2,520 $13,486 46.9% 25.7% 47 143 Kaw Valley 1,108 $14,590 30.9% 42.8% 47 144 Santa Fe Trail 1,096 $13,841 38.7% 16.8% 47 145 Centre 536 $9,836 31.8% 16.6% 47 146 Dodge City 7,233 $12,648 69.8% 11.0% 46 147 Leavenworth 3,604 $13,595 51.5% 18.9% 46 148 Coffeyville 1,764 $13,360 63.8% 16.9% 46 149 Columbus 942 $14,501 50.8% 22.3% 46 150 Jefferson West 828 $14,656 24.3% 14.6% 46 151 Smith Center 453 $14,179 39.5% 27.9% 46 152 Waconda 342 $14,766 32.2% 29.9% 46 153 Haysville 5,788 $12,397 50.0% 11.8% 45 154 Ulysses 1,549 $12,388 60.1% 18.8% 45 155 Republic County 526 $14,171 43.8% 32.1% 45 156 Silver Lake 692 $12,652 16.8% 19.8% 44 157 Stanton County 423 $14,072 48.0% 21.6% 44 158 Chase County 387 $15,267 30.5% 41.2% 44 159 Dighton 258 $14,779 37.0% 41.2% 44 160 Cunningham 228 $14,812 22.8% 34.1% 44 161 Gardner Edgerton 5,994 $13,254 30.6% 23.6% 43 162 Girard 1,037 $13,209 42.3% 14.3% 43 163 Kingman - Norwich 954 $13,917 36.8% 16.3% 43 164 Wabaunsee 421 $15,792 22.1% 26.8% 43 165 Graham County 419 $14,030 42.7% 30.5% 43 166 Plainville 416 $14,720 30.3% 26.7% 43 167 Skyline Schools 385 $13,423 39.2% 24.1% 43 168 Sedgwick Public Schools 507 $13,362 27.4% 13.6% 42 169 Remington-Whitewater 488 $15,166 26.5% 33.9% 42 170 Rawlins County 384 $15,228 41.5% 29.2% 42 171 Wamego 1,641 $14,510 23.7% 34.4% 41 172 Goodland 964 $13,591 43.8% 27.3% 41 173 Hoisington 790 $12,881 45.9% 21.3% 41 174 Troy Public Schools 330 $14,032 22.8% 23.4% 41 175 Montezuma 220 $15,969 18.1% 46.2% 41 176 Pittsburg 3,390 $12,469 57.9% 15.0% 40 177 Holcomb 982 $12,544 47.4% 26.3% 40 178 Hoxie Community Schools 454 $13,385 25.3% 28.6% 40 179 Mulvane 1,844 $12,453 32.8% 22.4% 39 180 Halstead 833 $11,914 36.0% 16.3% 39 181 Ellsworth 644 $13,458 31.5% 23.7% 39 182 Hodgeman County Schools 289 $14,235 34.6% 34.0% 39 183 Olathe 29,034 $14,650 27.9% 37.2% 38 184 Labette County 1,563 $12,032 50.5% 12.5% 38 185 Prairie Hills 1,068 $13,791 27.1% 35.0% 38 186 Norton Community Schools 698 $13,074 39.7% 22.7% 38 187 Auburn Washburn 6,069 $12,077 33.6% 23.3% 37 188 Valley Center Pub Sch 3,195 $14,370 37.1% 33.5% 37 189 Chapman 1,154 $12,972 32.2% 25.3% 37 190 Hays 3,425 $15,127 33.9% 32.3% 36 191 Hugoton Public Schools 1,029 $13,539 46.4% 30.0% 36 192 Frontenac Public Schools 953 $12,386 30.8% 8.7% 36 193 Cheney 840 $13,252 20.6% 16.0% 36 194 Nemaha Central 774 $14,249 20.6% 35.9% 36 195 Rock Hills 385 $13,017 41.1% 26.7% 36 196 Garden City 7,304 $12,807 62.7% 22.3% 35 197 Haven Public Schools 796 $12,860 43.1% 26.6% 35 198 Oxford 455 $12,031 34.4% 17.0% 35 199 Inman 435 $13,612 24.1% 30.2% 35 200 Spearville 342 $13,367 24.8% 32.5% 34 201 Dexter 283 $13,028 37.9% 21.3% 34 202 Southeast of Saline 691 $13,597 20.3% 27.0% 33 203 Easton 645 $13,263 20.2% 20.6% 33 204 Scott County 960 $13,457 37.9% 31.7% 32 205 Oakley 483 $13,269 33.5% 31.1% 32 206 Kiowa County 432 $14,838 32.9% 33.4% 32 207 Seaman 3,895 $11,874 30.9% 20.7% 31 208 Shawnee Heights 3,752 $11,626 31.2% 18.5% 31 209 Hiawatha 911 $12,635 46.1% 31.8% 31 210 Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh 640 $13,419 33.7% 25.0% 31 211 Lansing 2,654 $12,155 27.5% 18.8% 28 212 Augusta 2,063 $11,077 38.1% 20.2% 28 213 Abilene 1,515 $12,442 41.9% 21.2% 28 214 Rock Creek 1,358 $10,880 22.5% 20.5% 28 215 Pratt 1,214 $11,985 39.5% 22.4% 28 216 Elkhart 1,668 $7,257 36.7% 6.6% 27 217 Clearwater 1,107 $12,401 27.6% 23.1% 27 218 Derby 7,285 $11,217 42.1% 21.0% 26 219 Little River 285 $15,258 24.2% 47.6% 26 220 Smoky Valley 1,110 $9,002 28.1% 18.9% 25 221 Perry Public Schools 779 $13,239 32.8% 31.9% 25 222 Maize 7,999 $13,642 22.7% 33.4% 23 223 Manhattan-Ogden 7,066 $12,720 35.6% 34.4% 23 224 Goddard 6,310 $13,551 23.1% 29.4% 23 225 Fort Leavenworth 1,729 $12,519 2.3% 36.0% 23 226 Humboldt 974 $10,120 43.4% 21.9% 23 227 Hesston 870 $11,389 19.6% 19.0% 23 228 Wellsville 843 $12,894 25.4% 28.0% 23 229 Eudora 1,714 $11,728 26.7% 23.6% 22 230 Riley County 708 $13,160 17.3% 32.7% 22 231 Tonganoxie 1,944 $11,510 24.2% 29.4% 21 232 Rose Hill Public Schools 1,708 $11,250 26.9% 22.1% 21 233 Barnes 490 $12,429 22.6% 31.1% 21 234 El Dorado 2,133 $12,294 54.9% 31.9% 20 235 Baldwin City 1,400 $11,841 22.3% 23.9% 19 236 Vermillion 652 $11,517 26.1% 28.8% 19 237 Renwick 1,946 $11,969 12.4% 26.7% 17 238 De Soto 7,441 $11,364 12.1% 32.9% 16 239 Shawnee Mission Pub Sch 26,618 $12,112 31.9% 37.7% 15 240 Lawrence 10,909 $12,091 38.3% 33.8% 15 241 Colby Public Schools 964 $12,771 31.0% 35.6% 15 242 Buhler 2,564 $11,029 28.4% 26.5% 14 243 Piper-Kansas City 2,780 $11,455 20.1% 31.4% 13 244 Louisburg 1,802 $11,049 16.3% 32.8% 12 245 Basehor-Linwood 3,043 $12,757 12.9% 37.0% 11 246 Moundridge 499 $11,971 30.0% 40.2% 11 247 Blue Valley 22,384 $12,217 8.9% 47.9% 9 248 Andover 8,987 $7,432 16.9% 30.5% 9 249 Spring Hill 5,371 $10,075 11.8% 32.5% 7 250 Circle 2,062 $10,992 29.8% 43.0% 5
How the Equity Score Works
The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to
the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2021-22, released in 2024),
which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the
spending differences the score captures; our methodology
documents each weight:
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
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