Paradise
A public school district in Natoma, Kansas, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 116
- Students enrolled
- 18.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 26.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $23,912
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 116 in 2024–25
- Ranks 16,257th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 274th of 289 in Kansas. Larger than 8% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $23,912 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 84% 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
Paradise spent $23,912 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $12,333 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 | $23,912 | $2.7 million | 113 |
| FY2022 | $18,055 | $2.3 million | 128 |
| FY2021 | $22,509 | $2.4 million | 106 |
| FY2020 | $19,421 | $2.2 million | 114 |
| FY2019 | $17,328 | $2.1 million | 122 |
| FY2018 | $18,570 | $2.2 million | 121 |
| FY2017 | $18,855 | $2.2 million | 117 |
| FY2016 | $16,953 | $2.2 million | 127 |
| FY2015 | $16,244 | $2.1 million | 131 |
| FY2014 | $15,468 | $2.2 million | 141 |
| FY2013 | $14,205 | $2.2 million | 156 |
| FY2012 | $15,377 | $2.2 million | 146 |
| FY2011 | $13,450 | $2.2 million | 160 |
| FY2010 | $16,728 | $2.1 million | 125 |
| FY2009 | $16,761 | $2.3 million | 138 |
| FY2008 | $15,338 | $2.4 million | 154 |
| FY2007 | $13,155 | $2.1 million | 161 |
| FY2006 | $14,657 | $2.0 million | 137 |
| FY2005 | $12,333 | $1.9 million | 153 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $544.0 thousand | 17.5% |
| State | $1.7 million | 53.3% |
| Local | $910.0 thousand | 29.2% |
| Total | $3.1 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
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Natoma Elementary | 57 |
| Natoma High (6-12) | 58 |
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
- 2009850
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