Record · District
Wichita
A public school district in Wichita, Kansas, with 81 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 46,073
- Students enrolled
- 3,223.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 6,381.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,549
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 46,073 in 2024–25
- Ranks 111th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 1st of 289 in Kansas. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,549 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
Wichita spent $16,000 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,637 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.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $16,000 | $744.3 million | 46,516 |
| FY2023 | $15,549 | $727.6 million | 46,796 |
| FY2022 | $15,361 | $716.7 million | 46,657 |
| FY2021 | $13,586 | $637.3 million | 46,908 |
| FY2020 | $12,752 | $628.9 million | 49,323 |
| FY2019 | $11,832 | $590.2 million | 49,885 |
| FY2018 | $11,672 | $588.0 million | 50,375 |
| FY2017 | $10,735 | $543.2 million | 50,600 |
| FY2016 | $10,573 | $538.6 million | 50,943 |
| FY2015 | $10,848 | $552.7 million | 50,947 |
| FY2014 | $10,810 | $547.3 million | 50,629 |
| FY2013 | $10,603 | $533.8 million | 50,339 |
| FY2012 | $10,249 | $506.2 million | 49,389 |
| FY2011 | $10,420 | $514.0 million | 49,329 |
| FY2010 | $10,695 | $516.8 million | 48,324 |
| FY2009 | $10,902 | $515.2 million | 47,260 |
| FY2008 | $10,609 | $496.4 million | 46,788 |
| FY2007 | $9,789 | $459.5 million | 46,938 |
| FY2006 | $8,601 | $417.5 million | 48,547 |
| FY2005 | $7,637 | $372.2 million | 48,737 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $230.4 million | 24.8% |
| State | $553.9 million | 59.6% |
| Local | $145.3 million | 15.6% |
| Total | $929.5 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
81 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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
- 2012990
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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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