Waconda
A public school district in Cawker City, Kansas, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 336
- Students enrolled
- 29.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 53.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,503
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 336 in 2024–25
- Ranks 12,886th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 204th of 289 in Kansas. Larger than 27% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,503 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 49% 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
Waconda spent $15,503 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,339 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 | $15,503 | $5.3 million | 342 |
| FY2022 | $14,766 | $5.0 million | 338 |
| FY2021 | $15,025 | $4.8 million | 321 |
| FY2020 | $14,191 | $4.6 million | 325 |
| FY2019 | $13,895 | $4.4 million | 315 |
| FY2018 | $13,024 | $3.8 million | 295 |
| FY2017 | $11,301 | $3.7 million | 329 |
| FY2016 | $11,943 | $3.8 million | 316 |
| FY2015 | $12,642 | $4.1 million | 324 |
| FY2014 | $13,196 | $4.5 million | 342 |
| FY2013 | $12,473 | $4.4 million | 351 |
| FY2012 | $12,478 | $4.5 million | 360 |
| FY2011 | $11,829 | $4.4 million | 375 |
| FY2010 | $12,577 | $4.3 million | 345 |
| FY2009 | $12,290 | $4.5 million | 366 |
| FY2008 | $11,239 | $4.2 million | 372 |
| FY2007 | $10,204 | $4.2 million | 407 |
| FY2006 | $10,099 | $3.7 million | 362 |
| FY2005 | $10,339 | $3.6 million | 351 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $910.0 thousand | 14.2% |
| State | $3.6 million | 57.0% |
| Local | $1.8 million | 28.8% |
| Total | $6.4 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Lakeside Elementary | 163 |
| Lakeside Junior/Senior High School | 127 |
| Tipton Community School | 46 |
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
- 2004470
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