Salina
A public school district in Salina, Kansas, with 13 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,737
- Students enrolled
- 515.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,455
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,954
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,737 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,395th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 16th of 289 in Kansas. Larger than 92% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,954 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 69% 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
Salina spent $18,954 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,837 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 | $18,954 | $131.8 million | 6,952 |
| FY2022 | $18,628 | $129.8 million | 6,968 |
| FY2021 | $17,651 | $121.8 million | 6,898 |
| FY2020 | $16,655 | $119.1 million | 7,150 |
| FY2019 | $14,859 | $110.4 million | 7,430 |
| FY2018 | $14,324 | $109.4 million | 7,636 |
| FY2017 | $14,159 | $103.2 million | 7,286 |
| FY2016 | $10,559 | $77.8 million | 7,366 |
| FY2015 | $10,551 | $77.9 million | 7,387 |
| FY2014 | $10,451 | $76.3 million | 7,305 |
| FY2013 | $10,378 | $75.8 million | 7,305 |
| FY2012 | $10,376 | $75.6 million | 7,289 |
| FY2011 | $9,804 | $71.9 million | 7,335 |
| FY2010 | $9,677 | $70.3 million | 7,267 |
| FY2009 | $10,397 | $72.5 million | 6,969 |
| FY2008 | $10,187 | $71.9 million | 7,058 |
| FY2007 | $9,225 | $66.9 million | 7,250 |
| FY2006 | $8,456 | $62.6 million | 7,401 |
| FY2005 | $7,837 | $58.7 million | 7,486 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $26.2 million | 16.6% |
| State | $80.7 million | 50.9% |
| Local | $51.5 million | 32.5% |
| Total | $158.4 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
13 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Coronado Elementary | 389 |
| Cottonwood Elementary School | 326 |
| Heusner Elementary | 392 |
| Lakewood Middle School | 647 |
| Meadowlark Ridge Elementary | 431 |
| Oakdale Elementary | 282 |
| Salina High Central | 934 |
| Salina High South | 1,046 |
| Salina South Middle | 782 |
| Salina Virtual Innovation Academy | 50 |
| Schilling Elementary | 376 |
| Stewart Elementary | 406 |
| Sunset Elementary | 380 |
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
- 2011370
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