Kansas · NCES F-33 finance data
Highest Spending Districts in Kansas
The 50 Kansas districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2022-23). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.
- $22,479
- Top per-pupil spend
- $17,005
- Avg across top 50
- 50
- Districts listed
The spending picture in one line
West Elk spends $22,479 per student, the most of any Kansas district listed, against an average of $17,005 across the top 50.
- $22,479
- top spend (West Elk)
- $14,825
- lowest on this list
- 1.5×
- spread across the listed districts
- 551
- students in the top district
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West ElkHoward | $22,479 |
| 2 | PaolaPaola | $22,404 |
| 3 | LyonsLyons | $22,216 |
| 4 | WinfieldWinfield | $21,663 |
| 5 | BeloitBeloit | $20,283 |
| 6 | BurlingtonBurlington | $19,836 |
| 7 | Ft LarnedLarned | $19,481 |
| 8 | SalinaSalina | $18,954 |
| 9 | ConcordiaConcordia | $18,676 |
| 10 | Prairie ViewLacygne | $18,586 |
| 11 | McphersonMcpherson | $18,527 |
| 12 | South Brown CountyHorton | $17,701 |
| 13 | Kansas CityKansas City | $17,611 |
| 14 | EurekaEureka | $17,542 |
| 15 | Russell CountyRussell | $17,441 |
| 16 | Kismet-PlainsKismet | $17,361 |
| 17 | Topeka Public SchoolsTopeka | $17,228 |
| 18 | MarysvilleMarysville | $17,208 |
| 19 | Clay CountyClay Center | $17,166 |
| 20 | Oskaloosa Public SchoolsOskaloosa | $17,074 |
| 21 | HoltonHolton | $17,068 |
| 22 | JayhawkMound City | $16,824 |
| 23 | CherryvaleCherryvale | $16,785 |
| 24 | Southern Lyon CountyHartford | $16,646 |
| 25 | Marion-FlorenceMarion | $16,643 |
| 26 | Chaparral SchoolsAnthony | $16,321 |
| 27 | Belle PlaineBelle Plaine | $16,180 |
| 28 | OsawatomieOsawatomie | $16,089 |
| 29 | West FranklinPomona | $16,015 |
| 30 | NewtonNewton | $15,994 |
| 31 | Morris CountyCouncil Grove | $15,951 |
| 32 | Kingman - NorwichKingman | $15,806 |
| 33 | EmporiaEmporia | $15,701 |
| 34 | Great BendGreat Bend | $15,609 |
| 35 | WichitaWichita | $15,549 |
| 36 | Kaw ValleySt. Marys | $15,533 |
| 37 | WamegoWamego | $15,528 |
| 38 | Central HeightsRichmond | $15,510 |
| 39 | OswegoOswego | $15,510 |
| 40 | NeodeshaNeodesha | $15,429 |
| 41 | HaysHays | $15,400 |
| 42 | Hutchinson Public SchoolsHutchinson | $15,236 |
| 43 | Nemaha CentralSeneca | $15,065 |
| 44 | Baxter SpringsBaxter Springs | $15,044 |
| 45 | Frontenac Public SchoolsFrontenac | $15,008 |
| 46 | RivertonRiverton | $14,950 |
| 47 | Atchison Co Comm SchoolsEffingham | $14,887 |
| 48 | GalenaGalena | $14,881 |
| 49 | Cimarron-EnsignCimarron | $14,847 |
| 50 | Geary County SchoolsJunction City | $14,825 |
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Methodology
Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.
Per-pupil spending figures come from the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2022-23, the federal government's annual census of revenues and expenditures across more than 13,000 public school districts. Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are ranked, to keep small-district outliers from distorting the comparison.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.