Columbus
A public school district in Columbus, Kansas, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 994
- Students enrolled
- 83.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 140.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,603
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 994 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,485th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 85th of 289 in Kansas. Larger than 57% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,603 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 41% 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
Columbus spent $14,603 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,269 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,603 | $13.8 million | 942 |
| FY2022 | $14,501 | $13.4 million | 924 |
| FY2021 | $14,386 | $12.9 million | 898 |
| FY2020 | $13,385 | $12.7 million | 946 |
| FY2019 | $12,805 | $12.3 million | 964 |
| FY2018 | $12,376 | $11.9 million | 959 |
| FY2017 | $11,350 | $11.3 million | 994 |
| FY2016 | $11,691 | $11.6 million | 993 |
| FY2015 | $11,315 | $11.7 million | 1,035 |
| FY2014 | $11,026 | $11.6 million | 1,052 |
| FY2013 | $10,643 | $11.4 million | 1,075 |
| FY2012 | $10,254 | $11.1 million | 1,078 |
| FY2011 | $10,049 | $10.9 million | 1,080 |
| FY2010 | $10,051 | $11.8 million | 1,178 |
| FY2009 | $10,307 | $12.7 million | 1,232 |
| FY2008 | $9,784 | $12.0 million | 1,225 |
| FY2007 | $9,531 | $11.4 million | 1,197 |
| FY2006 | $9,062 | $11.1 million | 1,229 |
| FY2005 | $8,269 | $10.6 million | 1,278 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.6 million | 10.1% |
| State | $10.5 million | 66.6% |
| Local | $3.6 million | 23.2% |
| Total | $15.7 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Central Elementary | 348 |
| Columbus Junior High and High School | 438 |
| Park Elementary | 208 |
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
- 2005070
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