School spending per student in Kansas, every district

West Elk spent $22,479 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Kansas district with 500 or more students; the median Kansas district with 1,000 or more students spent $13,446. Small rural districts and districts with many students in special programs spend more per student.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · current spending over fall 2022 membership · method

Current spending per student, Kansas, fiscal year 2022-23West Elk $22,479; Paola $22,404; Lyons $22,216; Winfield $21,663; Beloit $20,283; Burlington $19,836; Ft Larned $19,481; Salina $18,954; Concordia $18,676; Prairie View $18,586; Kansas median $13,446.010k20k30kWest Elk$22,479Paola$22,404Lyons$22,216Winfield$21,663Beloit$20,283Burlington$19,836Ft Larned$19,481Salina$18,954Concordia$18,676Prairie View$18,586Kansas median $13,446
Current spending per student, Kansas, fiscal year 2022-23West Elk $22,479; Paola $22,404; Lyons $22,216; Winfield $21,663; Beloit $20,283; Burlington $19,836; Ft Larned $19,481; Salina $18,954; Concordia $18,676; Prairie View $18,586; Kansas median $13,446.010k20k30kWest Elk$22,479Paola$22,404Lyons$22,216Winfield$21,663Beloit$20,283Burlington$19,836Ft Larned$19,481Salina$18,954Concordia$18,676Prairie View$18,586Kansas median $13,446
Current spending per student, Kansas, fiscal year 2022-23West Elk $22,479; Paola $22,404; Lyons $22,216; Winfield $21,663; Beloit $20,283; Burlington $19,836; Ft Larned $19,481; Salina $18,954; Concordia $18,676; Prairie View $18,586; Kansas median $13,446.010k20k30kWest Elk$22,479Paola$22,404Lyons$22,216Winfield$21,663Beloit$20,283Burlington$19,836Ft Larned$19,481Salina$18,954Concordia$18,676Prairie View$18,586Kansas median $13,446
Current spending per student, Kansas, fiscal year 2022-23West Elk $22,479; Paola $22,404; Lyons $22,216; Winfield $21,663; Beloit $20,283; Burlington $19,836; Ft Larned $19,481; Salina $18,954; Concordia $18,676; Prairie View $18,586; Kansas median $13,446.010k20k30kWest Elk$22,479Paola$22,404Lyons$22,216Winfield$21,663Beloit$20,283Burlington$19,836Ft Larned$19,481Salina$18,954Concordia$18,676Prairie View$18,586Kansas median $13,446

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 153 districts with 500 or more students, highest spending per student first

DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
West ElkElk County551$22,479
PaolaMiami County1,815$22,404
LyonsRice County737$22,216
WinfieldCowley County2,215$21,663
BeloitMitchell County840$20,283
BurlingtonCoffey County840$19,836
Ft LarnedPawnee County864$19,481
SalinaSaline County6,952$18,954
ConcordiaCloud County1,131$18,676
Prairie ViewLinn County871$18,586
McPhersonMcPherson County2,311$18,527
South Brown CountyBrown County548$17,701
Kansas CityWyandotte County22,015$17,611
EurekaGreenwood County559$17,542
Russell CountyRussell County778$17,441
The other 138 on the list
DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Kismet-PlainsSeward County596$17,361
Topeka Public SchoolsShawnee County12,858$17,228
MarysvilleMarshall County816$17,208
Clay CountyClay County1,344$17,166
Oskaloosa Public SchoolsJefferson County555$17,074
HoltonJackson County1,151$17,068
JayhawkLinn County575$16,824
CherryvaleMontgomery County692$16,785
Southern Lyon CountyLyon County570$16,646
Marion-FlorenceMarion County513$16,643
Chaparral SchoolsHarper County822$16,321
Belle PlaineSumner County582$16,180
OsawatomieMiami County1,063$16,089
West FranklinFranklin County618$16,015
NewtonHarvey County3,215$15,994
Morris CountyMorris County788$15,951
Kingman - NorwichKingman County954$15,806
EmporiaLyon County4,357$15,701
Great BendBarton County2,942$15,609
WichitaSedgwick County46,796$15,549
Kaw ValleyPottawatomie County1,108$15,533
WamegoPottawatomie County1,641$15,528
Central HeightsFranklin County541$15,510
OswegoLabette County500$15,510
NeodeshaWilson County777$15,429
HaysEllis County3,425$15,400
Hutchinson Public SchoolsReno County4,296$15,236
Nemaha CentralNemaha County774$15,065
Baxter SpringsCherokee County893$15,044
Frontenac Public SchoolsCrawford County953$15,008
RivertonCherokee County705$14,950
Atchison Co Comm SchoolsAtchison County515$14,887
GalenaCherokee County824$14,881
Cimarron-EnsignGray County613$14,847
Geary County SchoolsGeary County7,351$14,825
BluestemButler County534$14,811
PhillipsburgPhillips County576$14,764
FredoniaWilson County658$14,748
Hugoton Public SchoolsStevens County1,029$14,726
North Ottawa CountyOttawa County636$14,717
IolaAllen County1,207$14,692
Jefferson WestJefferson County828$14,671
HiawathaBrown County911$14,668
Twin ValleyOttawa County606$14,667
Silver LakeShawnee County692$14,666
EastonLeavenworth County645$14,631
Valley Center Pub SchSedgwick County3,195$14,612
ColumbusCherokee County942$14,603
Dodge CityFord County7,233$14,558
CoffeyvilleMontgomery County1,764$14,526
GoddardSedgwick County6,310$14,463
MaizeSedgwick County7,999$14,445
ParsonsLabette County1,352$14,405
Fort LeavenworthLeavenworth County1,729$14,378
Republic CountyRepublic County526$14,344
OlatheJohnson County29,034$14,314
Southeast Of SalineSaline County691$14,297
SyracuseHamilton County549$14,255
Haven Public SchoolsReno County796$14,253
Royal ValleyJackson County854$14,245
Atchison Public SchoolsAtchison County1,502$14,234
Fort ScottBourbon County1,839$14,109
Douglass Public SchoolsButler County653$14,074
NickersonReno County1,089$14,068
Caney ValleyMontgomery County784$14,003
Perry Public SchoolsJefferson County779$13,955
Sedgwick Public SchoolsHarvey County507$13,955
Chanute Public SchoolsNeosho County1,818$13,899
EllsworthEllsworth County644$13,888
Osage CityOsage County724$13,849
Basehor-LinwoodLeavenworth County3,043$13,845
Bonner SpringsWyandotte County2,520$13,837
Santa Fe TrailOsage County1,096$13,819
LeavenworthLeavenworth County3,604$13,771
Prairie HillsNemaha County1,068$13,728
GarnettAnderson County961$13,707
HoisingtonBarton County790$13,653
LakinKearny County654$13,639
Arkansas CityCowley County2,887$13,624
HolcombFinney County982$13,517
GirardCrawford County1,037$13,516
Durham-Hillsboro-LehighMarion County640$13,509
Garden CityFinney County7,304$13,487
Manhattan-OgdenRiley County7,066$13,446
WellingtonSumner County1,497$13,414
ChapmanDickinson County1,154$13,398
CheneySedgwick County840$13,365
Turner-Kansas CityWyandotte County3,891$13,315
OttawaFranklin County2,350$13,239
GoodlandSherman County964$13,238
Norton Community SchoolsNorton County698$13,034
HaysvilleSedgwick County5,788$13,026
Labette CountyLabette County1,563$13,018
Scott CountyScott County960$13,016
EudoraDouglas County1,714$12,990
RiversideDoniphan County666$12,988
Colby Public SchoolsThomas County964$12,964
ClearwaterSedgwick County1,107$12,926
Riley CountyRiley County708$12,919
Gardner EdgertonJohnson County5,994$12,882
WellsvilleFranklin County843$12,791
UlyssesGrant County1,549$12,734
PrattPratt County1,214$12,729
IndependenceMontgomery County2,059$12,690
Auburn WashburnShawnee County6,069$12,682
AbileneDickinson County1,515$12,652
HalsteadHarvey County833$12,529
PittsburgCrawford County3,390$12,501
Blue ValleyJohnson County22,384$12,498
LansingLeavenworth County2,654$12,481
LiberalSeward County4,659$12,351
Shawnee HeightsShawnee County3,752$12,340
De SotoJohnson County7,441$12,253
Shawnee Mission Pub SchJohnson County26,618$12,247
VermillionMarshall County652$12,219
LawrenceDouglas County10,909$12,176
SeamanShawnee County3,895$12,171
MulvaneSedgwick County1,844$12,132
TonganoxieLeavenworth County1,944$12,129
Piper-Kansas CityWyandotte County2,780$12,062
DerbySedgwick County7,285$11,894
HesstonHarvey County870$11,840
Baldwin CityDouglas County1,400$11,718
BuhlerReno County2,564$11,534
Rock CreekPottawatomie County1,358$11,476
CircleButler County2,062$11,454
RenwickSedgwick County1,946$11,394
Smoky ValleyMcPherson County1,110$11,356
Rose Hill Public SchoolsButler County1,708$11,297
El DoradoButler County2,133$11,274
LouisburgMiami County1,802$11,240
AugustaButler County2,063$11,006
Spring HillJohnson County5,371$10,928
HumboldtAllen County974$10,798
CentreMarion County536$9,996
AndoverButler County8,987$7,745
ElkhartMorton County1,668$7,706
Central PlainsBarton County1,719$5,276

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education (TCURELSC) over fall membership (V33).

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Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23

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