Sterling
A public school district in Sterling, Kansas, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 500
- Students enrolled
- 42.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 74
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,406
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 500 in 2024–25
- Ranks 10,976th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 155th of 289 in Kansas. Larger than 38% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,406 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 39% 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
Sterling spent $14,406 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,082 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 | $14,406 | $6.8 million | 475 |
| FY2022 | $15,129 | $7.4 million | 487 |
| FY2021 | $12,865 | $6.4 million | 496 |
| FY2020 | $12,637 | $6.3 million | 501 |
| FY2019 | $12,558 | $6.3 million | 505 |
| FY2018 | $12,647 | $6.4 million | 504 |
| FY2017 | $12,169 | $6.3 million | 515 |
| FY2016 | $11,619 | $6.3 million | 538 |
| FY2015 | $11,436 | $6.3 million | 551 |
| FY2014 | $11,509 | $6.1 million | 528 |
| FY2013 | $11,650 | $5.9 million | 508 |
| FY2012 | $11,022 | $5.9 million | 534 |
| FY2011 | $10,829 | $5.9 million | 545 |
| FY2010 | $10,974 | $5.9 million | 540 |
| FY2009 | $10,860 | $6.0 million | 556 |
| FY2008 | $10,797 | $6.2 million | 577 |
| FY2007 | $10,015 | $5.4 million | 544 |
| FY2006 | $9,560 | $5.1 million | 529 |
| FY2005 | $9,082 | $4.8 million | 527 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.7 million | 16.4% |
| State | $6.0 million | 58.2% |
| Local | $2.6 million | 25.4% |
| Total | $10.2 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
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Sterling Grade School | 268 |
| Sterling Junior High/Senior High | 232 |
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
- 2012030
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