Baldwin City
Baldwin City is a public school district based in Baldwin City, Kansas, serving 1,398 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #65 of the 84 Kansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 23% of them. Its schools average 350 students each, fewer than the Kansas median of 395. It spends about $11,297 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the Kansas median. It has roughly 15.4 students per teacher.
How Baldwin City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Baldwin City | Kansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,297 | $12,405 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,074 | $7,438 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $17.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $19.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 91 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 166 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 13.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 699 | 449 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Kansas median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Kansas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atchison Public SchoolsAtchison | 1,458 | 4 | $13,200 | 13.4 | #63 |
| WellingtonWellington | 1,439 | 7 | $12,698 | 11.2 | #64 |
| Baldwin CityBaldwin City · this district | 1,398 | 4 | $11,297 | 15.4 | #65 |
| Rock CreekSt. George | 1,330 | 4 | $11,018 | 12.1 | #66 |
| ParsonsParsons | 1,317 | 5 | $12,429 | 12.3 | #67 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willows UnifiedWillows, CA | 1,399 | $12,135 | 19.7 |
| Spencer-E BrookfieldSpencer, MA | 1,398 | $18,373 | 12.2 |
| Fall Mountain Regional School DistrictLangdon, NH | 1,398 | $21,245 | 10.5 |
| Richmond County Public SchoolsWarsaw, VA | 1,398 | $12,819 | 14.3 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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