Smith Center
A public school district in Smith Center, Kansas, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 437
- Students enrolled
- 39.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 68.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,254
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 437 in 2024–25
- Ranks 11,674th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 171st of 289 in Kansas. Larger than 34% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,254 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 47% 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
Smith Center spent $15,254 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,796 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 | $15,254 | $6.9 million | 453 |
| FY2022 | $14,179 | $6.6 million | 468 |
| FY2021 | $16,040 | $6.8 million | 421 |
| FY2020 | $14,360 | $6.3 million | 436 |
| FY2019 | $12,749 | $5.6 million | 439 |
| FY2018 | $13,394 | $5.4 million | 404 |
| FY2017 | $12,862 | $5.2 million | 405 |
| FY2016 | $12,484 | $4.9 million | 395 |
| FY2015 | $12,075 | $5.0 million | 411 |
| FY2014 | $12,608 | $5.1 million | 401 |
| FY2013 | $11,770 | $4.9 million | 413 |
| FY2012 | $12,272 | $5.2 million | 423 |
| FY2011 | $11,404 | $4.9 million | 433 |
| FY2010 | $11,269 | $5.0 million | 443 |
| FY2009 | $11,249 | $5.3 million | 470 |
| FY2008 | $10,181 | $5.0 million | 496 |
| FY2007 | $10,777 | $4.8 million | 448 |
| FY2006 | $10,863 | $4.8 million | 446 |
| FY2005 | $9,796 | $4.7 million | 475 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $671.0 thousand | 8.4% |
| State | $5.0 million | 63.2% |
| Local | $2.3 million | 28.3% |
| Total | $8.0 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 |
|---|---|
| Smith Center Elementary | 253 |
| Smith Center Jr Sr High | 183 |
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
- 2000007
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