Clay County
A public school district in Clay Center, Kansas, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,279
- Students enrolled
- 112.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 219.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,166
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,279 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,342nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 68th of 289 in Kansas. Larger than 64% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,166 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 60% 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
Clay County spent $17,166 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,305 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 | $17,166 | $23.1 million | 1,344 |
| FY2022 | $16,186 | $21.9 million | 1,351 |
| FY2021 | $15,784 | $21.1 million | 1,334 |
| FY2020 | $14,892 | $19.8 million | 1,330 |
| FY2019 | $14,082 | $19.0 million | 1,346 |
| FY2018 | $14,401 | $19.4 million | 1,348 |
| FY2017 | $13,754 | $18.8 million | 1,366 |
| FY2016 | $9,647 | $13.5 million | 1,395 |
| FY2015 | $9,744 | $13.7 million | 1,404 |
| FY2014 | $9,723 | $13.9 million | 1,428 |
| FY2013 | $9,583 | $13.4 million | 1,402 |
| FY2012 | $9,643 | $13.4 million | 1,387 |
| FY2011 | $8,627 | $12.1 million | 1,406 |
| FY2010 | $8,649 | $12.3 million | 1,424 |
| FY2009 | $8,929 | $12.8 million | 1,429 |
| FY2008 | $8,594 | $12.3 million | 1,430 |
| FY2007 | $8,231 | $11.5 million | 1,392 |
| FY2006 | $7,771 | $10.9 million | 1,401 |
| FY2005 | $7,305 | $10.5 million | 1,435 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.8 million | 10.0% |
| State | $13.6 million | 48.8% |
| Local | $11.5 million | 41.2% |
| Total | $27.9 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 |
|---|---|
| Clay Center Community High | 326 |
| Clay Center Community Middle | 226 |
| Garfield Elementary | 170 |
| Lincoln Elementary | 341 |
| Wakefield Elementary | 129 |
| Wakefield High | 80 |
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
- 2004890
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