Kansas · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in Kansas

Schools in Kansas ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The spending picture in one line

Rolla Elem (Prek-5) tops the list: its district, Rolla, spends $25,381 per student, against a Kansas average of $15,788.

$25,381
per-student spend in Rolla: $15,788
Kansas average: $17,658
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2022-23). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Rolla Elem (Prek-5)Rolla · other	Rolla	58	$25,381
2	Rolla Jh/Hs (6-12)Rolla · other	Rolla	50	$25,381
3	Stafford ElementaryStafford · other	Stafford	133	$24,496
4	Stafford Middle School/High SchoolStafford · other	Stafford	116	$24,496
5	Western Plains North ElemRansom · other	Western Plains	62	$24,158
6	Winona ElemWinona · other	Triplains	58	$23,913
7	Natoma High (6-12)Natoma · other	Paradise	58	$23,912
8	Natoma ElemNatoma · other	Paradise	57	$23,912
9	Fowler ElemFowler · other	Fowler	55	$23,586
10	Minneola ElemMinneola · other	Minneola	173	$23,345
11	Minneola HighMinneola · high	Minneola	71	$23,345
12	Thunder Ridge Middle SchoolAgra · elementary	Thunder Ridge Schools	72	$23,107
13	Thunder Ridge High SchoolKensington · high	Thunder Ridge Schools	60	$23,107
14	Altoona-Midway Middle/High SchoolBuffalo · other	Altoona-Midway	79	$22,662
15	Altoona-Midway ElementaryBuffalo · other	Altoona-Midway	72	$22,662
16	West Elk SchoolsHoward · other	West Elk	371	$22,479
17	West Elk Virtual AcademyHoward · other	West Elk	226	$22,479
18	Paola HighPaola · high	Paola	567	$22,404
19	Paola MiddlePaola · middle	Paola	413	$22,404
20	Cottonwood ElemPaola · other	Paola	379	$22,404
21	Sunflower ElemPaola · elementary	Paola	373	$22,404
22	Elk Valley ElementaryLongton · other	Elk Valley	67	$22,345
23	Elk Valley High SchoolLongton · other	Elk Valley	55	$22,345
24	Marais Des Cygnes Valley ElemQuenemo · other	Marais Des Cygnes Valley	87	$22,291
25	Marais Des Cygnes Valley HighMelvern · high	Marais Des Cygnes Valley	53	$22,291
26	Lyons High SchoolLyons · high	Lyons	221	$22,216
27	Lyons Middle SchoolLyons · middle	Lyons	173	$22,216
28	Lyons Park ElementaryLyons · other	Lyons	166	$22,216
29	Lyons Central ElementaryLyons · elementary	Lyons	132	$22,216
30	Macksville ElemMacksville · other	Macksville	114	$22,127
31	Macksville HighMacksville · other	Macksville	81	$22,127
32	Golden Plains ElemSelden · other	Golden Plains	71	$21,755
33	Golden Plains HighRexford · high	Golden Plains	55	$21,755
34	Winfield HighWinfield · high	Winfield	638	$21,663
35	Winfield Middle SchoolWinfield · middle	Winfield	456	$21,663
36	Whittier ElemWinfield · elementary	Winfield	259	$21,663
37	Irving ElemWinfield · elementary	Winfield	234	$21,663
38	Lowell ElemWinfield · elementary	Winfield	214	$21,663
39	Country View ElemWinfield · other	Winfield	114	$21,663
40	Moscow ElemMoscow · other	Moscow Public Schools	74	$21,322
41	Moscow HighMoscow · other	Moscow Public Schools	66	$21,322
42	Copeland ElemCopeland · other	Copeland	51	$21,220
43	Argonia HighArgonia · other	Argonia Public Schools	84	$21,093
44	Argonia ElemArgonia · other	Argonia Public Schools	65	$21,093
45	Southern Coffey County ElementaryGridley · other	Leroy-Gridley	84	$20,994
46	Southern Coffey County Middle SchoolLeroy · middle	Leroy-Gridley	50	$20,994
47	Pawnee HeightsRozel · other	Pawnee Heights	109	$20,864
48	Burrton ElemBurrton · other	Burrton	63	$20,724
49	Satanta ElemSatanta · other	Satanta	128	$20,310
50	Satanta Jr-Sr HighSatanta · other	Satanta	114	$20,310
51	Haviland ElemHaviland · other	Haviland	82	$20,290
52	Beloit ElemBeloit · other	Beloit	524	$20,283
53	Beloit Jr-Sr HighBeloit · other	Beloit	336	$20,283
54	Logan ElemLogan · other	Logan	76	$19,924
55	Burlington Elementary SchoolBurlington · other	Burlington	322	$19,836
56	Burlington HighBurlington · high	Burlington	246	$19,836
57	Burlington Middle School 5 - 8Burlington · elementary	Burlington	242	$19,836
58	Fairfield SchoolsLangdon · other	Fairfield	268	$19,825
59	Sharon Springs ElemSharon Springs · other	Wallace County Schools	108	$19,742
60	Fort Larned Elementary SchoolLarned · other	Ft Larned	431	$19,481
61	Larned Sr HighLarned · high	Ft Larned	234	$19,481
62	Larned Middle SchoolLarned · middle	Ft Larned	177	$19,481
63	Southeast HighCherokee · high	Cherokee	152	$19,083
64	Southeast Elementary SchoolWeir · other	Cherokee	149	$19,083
65	Southeast Middle SchoolCherokee · elementary	Cherokee	128	$19,083
66	Salina High SouthSalina · high	Salina	1,046	$18,954
67	Salina High CentralSalina · high	Salina	934	$18,954
68	Salina South MiddleSalina · middle	Salina	782	$18,954
69	Lakewood Middle SchoolSalina · middle	Salina	647	$18,954
70	Meadowlark Ridge ElemSalina · other	Salina	431	$18,954
71	Stewart ElemSalina · other	Salina	406	$18,954
72	Heusner ElemSalina · other	Salina	392	$18,954
73	Coronado ElemSalina · other	Salina	389	$18,954
74	Sunset ElemSalina · other	Salina	380	$18,954
75	Schilling ElemSalina · other	Salina	376	$18,954
76	Cottonwood Elementary SchoolSalina · other	Salina	326	$18,954
77	Oakdale ElemSalina · other	Salina	282	$18,954
78	Salina Virtual Innovation AcademySalina · other	Salina	50	$18,954
79	South Central Elementary SchoolProtection · other	Comanche County	121	$18,953
80	South Central Middle SchoolProtection · middle	Comanche County	113	$18,953
81	South Central High SchoolColdwater · high	Comanche County	88	$18,953
82	Chase ElemChase · other	Chase-Raymond	72	$18,903
83	Weskan ElemWeskan · other	Weskan	64	$18,887
84	Weskan HighWeskan · other	Weskan	51	$18,887
85	Madison ElemMadison · other	Madison-Virgil	130	$18,853
86	Madison HighMadison · other	Madison-Virgil	106	$18,853
87	Brewster ElemBrewster · other	Brewster	90	$18,771
88	Concordia Jr-Sr HighConcordia · other	Concordia	524	$18,676
89	Concordia ElementaryConcordia · other	Concordia	448	$18,676
90	Concordia MiddleConcordia · elementary	Concordia	177	$18,676
91	Kinsley Jr/Sr High SchoolKinsley · other	Kinsley-Offerle	135	$18,598
92	Kinsley-Offerle Elementary Pre-K-5Offerle · other	Kinsley-Offerle	128	$18,598
93	Prairie View HighLacygne · high	Prairie View	258	$18,586
94	Parker ElemParker · other	Prairie View	229	$18,586
95	Lacygne ElemLacygne · other	Prairie View	221	$18,586
96	Prairie View MiddleLacygne · middle	Prairie View	195	$18,586
97	Sublette ElemSublette · other	Sublette	205	$18,578
98	Sublette HighSublette · high	Sublette	117	$18,578
99	Mcpherson HighMcpherson · high	Mcpherson	658	$18,527
100	Mcpherson Middle SchoolMcpherson · middle	Mcpherson	474	$18,527

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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