Thunder Ridge Schools
A public school district in Kensington, Kansas, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 170
- Students enrolled
- 23.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 43.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $23,107
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 170 in 2024–25
- Ranks 15,371st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 256th of 289 in Kansas. Larger than 13% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $23,107 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 82% 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
Thunder Ridge Schools spent $23,107 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $14,453 in fiscal year 2008
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 | $23,107 | $4.1 million | 177 |
| FY2022 | $23,221 | $4.2 million | 181 |
| FY2021 | $21,322 | $3.8 million | 180 |
| FY2020 | $19,798 | $3.8 million | 193 |
| FY2019 | $18,005 | $3.6 million | 198 |
| FY2018 | $16,701 | $3.4 million | 201 |
| FY2017 | $14,604 | $3.2 million | 217 |
| FY2016 | $14,410 | $3.2 million | 222 |
| FY2015 | $14,487 | $3.3 million | 228 |
| FY2014 | $14,310 | $3.4 million | 239 |
| FY2013 | $13,597 | $3.4 million | 248 |
| FY2012 | $12,957 | $3.3 million | 256 |
| FY2011 | $12,729 | $3.4 million | 269 |
| FY2010 | $14,769 | $3.5 million | 238 |
| FY2009 | $14,568 | $3.5 million | 241 |
| FY2008 | $14,453 | $4.1 million | 285 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $832.0 thousand | 18.2% |
| State | $2.4 million | 53.0% |
| Local | $1.3 million | 28.8% |
| Total | $4.6 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Thunder Ridge Elementary | 38 |
| Thunder Ridge High School | 60 |
| Thunder Ridge Middle School | 72 |
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
- 2000346
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 2008 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 2008 to 2023.
Data retrieved