Circle
A public school district in Towanda, Kansas, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,122
- Students enrolled
- 151.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 299.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,454
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,122 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,344th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 42nd of 289 in Kansas. Larger than 75% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,454 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
Circle spent $11,454 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,425 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 | $11,454 | $23.6 million | 2,062 |
| FY2022 | $10,992 | $22.1 million | 2,015 |
| FY2021 | $11,157 | $21.4 million | 1,916 |
| FY2020 | $9,846 | $19.8 million | 2,016 |
| FY2019 | $9,349 | $18.6 million | 1,991 |
| FY2018 | $9,104 | $17.7 million | 1,944 |
| FY2017 | $8,675 | $17.1 million | 1,968 |
| FY2016 | $8,401 | $16.8 million | 2,002 |
| FY2015 | $8,597 | $16.8 million | 1,958 |
| FY2014 | $8,890 | $17.0 million | 1,912 |
| FY2013 | $9,072 | $16.9 million | 1,862 |
| FY2012 | $8,851 | $16.4 million | 1,851 |
| FY2011 | $8,487 | $15.3 million | 1,800 |
| FY2010 | $8,448 | $13.8 million | 1,631 |
| FY2009 | $8,428 | $13.5 million | 1,607 |
| FY2008 | $8,211 | $13.3 million | 1,622 |
| FY2007 | $7,764 | $12.4 million | 1,596 |
| FY2006 | $7,685 | $11.7 million | 1,526 |
| FY2005 | $7,425 | $11.5 million | 1,555 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.7 million | 5.3% |
| State | $15.7 million | 49.9% |
| Local | $14.1 million | 44.8% |
| Total | $31.6 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Circle Benton Elementary | 286 |
| Circle Greenwich Elementary | 337 |
| Circle High | 604 |
| Circle Middle School | 312 |
| Circle Oil Hill Elementary | 274 |
| Circle Towanda Elementary | 278 |
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
- 2012300
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