Bonner Springs
Bonner Springs is a public school district based in Bonner Springs, Kansas, serving 2,535 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #38 of the 84 Kansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 55% of them. Its schools average 507 students each, more than the Kansas median of 395. It spends about $12,508 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.5 students per teacher.
How Bonner Springs compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Bonner Springs | Kansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,508 | $12,405 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,237 | $7,438 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $37.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $40.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 202 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 375 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 13.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 422 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas CityArkansas City | 2,902 | 8 | $12,614 | 13.6 | #35 |
| Piper-Kansas CityKansas City | 2,840 | 4 | $10,369 | 14.3 | #36 |
| LansingLansing | 2,626 | 5 | $11,771 | 15.0 | #37 |
| Bonner SpringsBonner Springs · this district | 2,535 | 5 | $12,508 | 12.5 | #38 |
| BuhlerBuhler | 2,522 | 7 | $10,577 | 15.5 | #39 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Area School DistrictUniontown, PA | 2,536 | $15,966 | 14.5 |
| Elgin Public SchoolsElgin, OK | 2,534 | $9,251 | 18.0 |
| Kingsville ISDKingsville, TX | 2,534 | $11,816 | 14.6 |
| Prosser School DistrictProsser, WA | 2,534 | $14,649 | 16.9 |
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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