Paola
A public school district in Paola, Kansas, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,785
- Students enrolled
- 131.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 495.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,404
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,785 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,975th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 49th of 289 in Kansas. Larger than 72% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $22,404 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 81% 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
Paola spent $22,404 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,477 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 | $22,404 | $40.7 million | 1,815 |
| FY2022 | $23,217 | $41.8 million | 1,801 |
| FY2021 | $22,931 | $40.8 million | 1,779 |
| FY2020 | $20,520 | $39.8 million | 1,941 |
| FY2019 | $18,740 | $36.8 million | 1,963 |
| FY2018 | $16,893 | $34.8 million | 2,059 |
| FY2017 | $15,630 | $31.7 million | 2,029 |
| FY2016 | $9,562 | $19.3 million | 2,018 |
| FY2015 | $9,452 | $19.1 million | 2,025 |
| FY2014 | $9,574 | $18.8 million | 1,960 |
| FY2013 | $8,849 | $18.0 million | 2,035 |
| FY2012 | $8,823 | $18.3 million | 2,074 |
| FY2011 | $8,261 | $17.3 million | 2,089 |
| FY2010 | $8,457 | $17.8 million | 2,099 |
| FY2009 | $9,368 | $19.0 million | 2,026 |
| FY2008 | $9,251 | $19.2 million | 2,079 |
| FY2007 | $8,712 | $18.0 million | 2,061 |
| FY2006 | $7,796 | $16.4 million | 2,106 |
| FY2005 | $7,477 | $15.7 million | 2,105 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.0 million | 10.1% |
| State | $18.6 million | 37.8% |
| Local | $25.7 million | 52.1% |
| Total | $49.3 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Cottonwood Elementary | 379 |
| Paola High | 567 |
| Paola Middle | 413 |
| Sunflower Elementary | 373 |
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
- 2010500
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