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Kansas school systems.

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308school systems
1,335operating schools connected
482,918students in finance records
286complete 2019–2024 finance trends
284latest official board snapshots
What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Kansas school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 286 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$15,984Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+5.2%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+29.1%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-2.9%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems286 systems in every year
201920202021202220232024497,708481,497
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$14,966$13,965

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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Oberlin

Oberlin, KS

Students
410
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,510

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

+9.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +15.8% enrollment

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Valley Heights

Blue Rapids, KS

Students
406
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,436

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

+16.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.9% enrollment

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Chetopa-St. Paul

Chetopa, KS

Students
402
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,495

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

-5.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.7% enrollment

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Trego County

WaKeeney, KS

Students
401
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,808

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

+0.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.5% enrollment

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Leoti

Leoti, KS

Students
393
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,033

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

-4.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment

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Valley Falls

Valley Falls, KS

Students
391
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,974

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

+4.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment

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Chase County

Cottonwood Falls, KS

Students
390
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,244

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

+7.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.8% enrollment

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Doniphan West Schools

Highland, KS

Students
390
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,505

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

-6.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +17.8% enrollment

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Graham County

Hill City, KS

Students
390
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,246

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

+14.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.8% enrollment

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Sublette

Sublette, KS

Students
383
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,352

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

+2.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.0% enrollment

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Rock Hills

Mankato, KS

Students
381
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,286

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

+0.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +19.4% enrollment

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Chautauqua Co Community

Sedan, KS

Students
380
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,745

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

+10.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.3% enrollment

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Conway Springs

Conway Springs, KS

Students
378
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,026

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

+7.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.9% enrollment

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Solomon

Solomon, KS

Students
376
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,540

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

-0.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.2% enrollment

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Rawlins County

Atwood, KS

Students
375
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,648

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

+17.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.1% enrollment

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Meade

Meade, KS

Students
368
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,226

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

+6.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.2% enrollment

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Canton-Galva

Canton, KS

Students
366
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,967

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

-10.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.0% enrollment

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Spearville

Spearville, KS

Students
364
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,192

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

-13.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.1% enrollment

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Osborne County

Osborne, KS

Students
362
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,953

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

-3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +18.3% enrollment

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Washington Co. Schools

Washington, KS

Students
362
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,804

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

-2.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.9% enrollment

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St John-Hudson

St. John, KS

Students
355
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,527

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

-6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.6% enrollment

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Pleasanton

Pleasanton, KS

Students
349
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,043

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

+7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.4% enrollment

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Ellis

Ellis, KS

Students
346
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,408

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

+16.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -24.6% enrollment

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Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton

Onaga, KS

Students
342
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,439

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

-14.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.3% enrollment

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Lincoln

Lincoln, KS

Students
338
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,148

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

-4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment

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Skyline Schools

Pratt, KS

Students
335
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,313

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

+16.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.9% enrollment

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North Lyon County

Americus, KS

Students
330
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,709

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

-0.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.6% enrollment

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Troy Public Schools

Troy, KS

Students
327
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,550

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

+15.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.6% enrollment

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Waconda

Cawker City, KS

Students
327
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,141

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

+0.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.8% enrollment

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Comanche County

Coldwater, KS

Students
322
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,699

1 state-published board president in 2025–26

+4.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.