Great Bend
A public school district in Great Bend, Kansas, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,999
- Students enrolled
- 237.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 512.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,609
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,999 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,260th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 33rd of 289 in Kansas. Larger than 81% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,609 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 50% 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
Great Bend spent $15,609 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,892 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 | $15,609 | $45.9 million | 2,942 |
| FY2022 | $14,955 | $43.4 million | 2,900 |
| FY2021 | $14,481 | $42.0 million | 2,900 |
| FY2020 | $13,716 | $40.5 million | 2,953 |
| FY2019 | $13,041 | $38.0 million | 2,916 |
| FY2018 | $12,770 | $38.1 million | 2,984 |
| FY2017 | $12,756 | $38.0 million | 2,978 |
| FY2016 | $10,039 | $30.9 million | 3,078 |
| FY2015 | $9,272 | $29.9 million | 3,221 |
| FY2014 | $9,286 | $29.8 million | 3,208 |
| FY2013 | $9,025 | $29.0 million | 3,210 |
| FY2012 | $9,165 | $29.2 million | 3,184 |
| FY2011 | $8,843 | $28.2 million | 3,188 |
| FY2010 | $8,948 | $28.8 million | 3,220 |
| FY2009 | $10,186 | $30.1 million | 2,952 |
| FY2008 | $9,181 | $27.2 million | 2,966 |
| FY2007 | $8,454 | $25.2 million | 2,976 |
| FY2006 | $7,508 | $23.9 million | 3,178 |
| FY2005 | $6,892 | $22.6 million | 3,274 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.6 million | 12.3% |
| State | $31.3 million | 58.3% |
| Local | $15.8 million | 29.4% |
| Total | $53.7 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Eisenhower Elementary | 343 |
| Great Bend High School | 923 |
| Great Bend Middle School | 438 |
| Jefferson Elementary | 297 |
| Lincoln Elementary | 275 |
| Park Elementary | 304 |
| Riley Elementary | 296 |
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
- 2006660
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