Buhler
A public school district in Buhler, Kansas, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,522
- Students enrolled
- 163.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 263.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,534
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,522 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,815th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 39th of 289 in Kansas. Larger than 78% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,534 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 12% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Buhler spent $11,534 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,050 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $11,534 | $29.6 million | 2,564 |
| FY2022 | $11,029 | $26.4 million | 2,395 |
| FY2021 | $10,577 | $24.9 million | 2,352 |
| FY2020 | $10,583 | $25.4 million | 2,398 |
| FY2019 | $10,063 | $23.8 million | 2,366 |
| FY2018 | $9,686 | $23.1 million | 2,385 |
| FY2017 | $9,010 | $21.4 million | 2,372 |
| FY2016 | $9,282 | $21.4 million | 2,308 |
| FY2015 | $9,557 | $21.7 million | 2,267 |
| FY2014 | $9,432 | $20.9 million | 2,216 |
| FY2013 | $8,792 | $20.2 million | 2,299 |
| FY2012 | $9,026 | $20.6 million | 2,285 |
| FY2011 | $8,721 | $19.9 million | 2,281 |
| FY2010 | $8,769 | $19.4 million | 2,217 |
| FY2009 | $9,319 | $21.1 million | 2,265 |
| FY2008 | $8,685 | $20.1 million | 2,314 |
| FY2007 | $8,276 | $18.5 million | 2,241 |
| FY2006 | $7,697 | $17.2 million | 2,238 |
| FY2005 | $7,050 | $16.2 million | 2,292 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.3 million | 6.6% |
| State | $23.4 million | 65.9% |
| Local | $9.8 million | 27.5% |
| Total | $35.5 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Ad Astra Alternative Academy | 11 |
| Ad Astra Virtual Academy | 171 |
| Buhler Grade School | 241 |
| Buhler High | 674 |
| Plum Creek Elementary | 448 |
| Prairie Hills Middle | 532 |
| Union Valley Elementary | 435 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not applicable
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2004200
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Kansas — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Kansas — A to Z, each with its page.
- Kansas on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved