Ulysses
A public school district in Ulysses, Kansas, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,517
- Students enrolled
- 112.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 193.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,734
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,517 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,651st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 61st of 289 in Kansas. Larger than 68% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,734 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 23% 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
Ulysses spent $12,734 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,133 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 | $12,734 | $19.7 million | 1,549 |
| FY2022 | $12,388 | $18.7 million | 1,513 |
| FY2021 | $11,401 | $18.1 million | 1,590 |
| FY2020 | $11,050 | $17.9 million | 1,617 |
| FY2019 | $10,248 | $17.1 million | 1,671 |
| FY2018 | $10,517 | $18.2 million | 1,731 |
| FY2017 | $8,878 | $15.7 million | 1,766 |
| FY2016 | $8,733 | $15.8 million | 1,809 |
| FY2015 | $8,679 | $16.0 million | 1,849 |
| FY2014 | $8,691 | $15.6 million | 1,795 |
| FY2013 | $8,832 | $15.5 million | 1,757 |
| FY2012 | $8,738 | $15.4 million | 1,757 |
| FY2011 | $8,611 | $15.0 million | 1,737 |
| FY2010 | $8,764 | $15.2 million | 1,737 |
| FY2009 | $9,294 | $16.1 million | 1,733 |
| FY2008 | $8,954 | $15.7 million | 1,753 |
| FY2007 | $8,354 | $14.8 million | 1,766 |
| FY2006 | $7,694 | $13.7 million | 1,783 |
| FY2005 | $7,133 | $13.0 million | 1,824 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.7 million | 11.9% |
| State | $15.7 million | 69.3% |
| Local | $4.3 million | 18.8% |
| Total | $22.7 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Hickok Elementary | 350 |
| Kepley Middle School | 294 |
| Sullivan Elementary | 338 |
| Ulysses Community Learning Center (UCLC) | 97 |
| Ulysses High | 438 |
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
- 2012420
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