Hays
A public school district in Hays, Kansas, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,527
- Students enrolled
- 231.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 526.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,400
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,527 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,772nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 28th of 289 in Kansas. Larger than 84% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,400 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 48% 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
Hays spent $15,400 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,789 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 | $15,400 | $52.7 million | 3,425 |
| FY2022 | $15,127 | $49.5 million | 3,273 |
| FY2021 | $15,272 | $49.2 million | 3,221 |
| FY2020 | $15,080 | $48.4 million | 3,207 |
| FY2019 | $13,218 | $42.1 million | 3,184 |
| FY2018 | $12,506 | $39.5 million | 3,157 |
| FY2017 | $11,485 | $36.4 million | 3,167 |
| FY2016 | $9,660 | $30.0 million | 3,105 |
| FY2015 | $10,065 | $30.9 million | 3,068 |
| FY2014 | $10,289 | $31.0 million | 3,013 |
| FY2013 | $10,200 | $31.3 million | 3,064 |
| FY2012 | $9,999 | $31.1 million | 3,108 |
| FY2011 | $9,727 | $30.3 million | 3,113 |
| FY2010 | $10,200 | $29.9 million | 2,934 |
| FY2009 | $10,673 | $30.9 million | 2,898 |
| FY2008 | $9,544 | $29.6 million | 3,102 |
| FY2007 | $9,203 | $28.3 million | 3,079 |
| FY2006 | $8,832 | $26.7 million | 3,026 |
| FY2005 | $7,789 | $24.8 million | 3,181 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $11.0 million | 16.6% |
| State | $29.2 million | 44.2% |
| Local | $25.9 million | 39.2% |
| Total | $66.2 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 |
|---|---|
| Hays High | 1,017 |
| Hays Middle School | 726 |
| Hays Virtual School | 262 |
| Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy Elementary | 371 |
| Lincoln Elementary | 274 |
| Roosevelt Elementary | 420 |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary | 364 |
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
- 2007020
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