Central Plains
Central Plains is a public school district based in Claflin, Kansas, serving 1,225 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #70 of the 84 Kansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 17% of them. Its schools average 306 students each, fewer than the Kansas median of 395. It spends about $13,185 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Kansas median. It has roughly 26.1 students per teacher.
How Central Plains compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Central Plains | Kansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,185 | $12,405 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,811 | $7,438 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $9.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $9.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 47 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 94 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 26.1 | 13.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 612 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay CountyClay Center | 1,279 | 6 | $15,784 | 11.4 | #68 |
| PrattPratt | 1,275 | 5 | $10,427 | 13.9 | #69 |
| Central PlainsClaflin · this district | 1,225 | 4 | $13,185 | 26.1 | #70 |
| Smoky ValleyLindsborg | 1,218 | 4 | $9,214 | 18.7 | #71 |
| IolaIola | 1,176 | 4 | $12,963 | 11.2 | #72 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glencoe School District 35Glencoe, IL | 1,226 | $26,477 | 11.5 |
| Clinton Central School DistrictClinton, NY | 1,226 | $19,335 | 12.0 |
| Hart-Ransom Union ElementaryModesto, CA | 1,225 | $10,877 | 25.5 |
| Montrose Area School DistrictMontrose, PA | 1,225 | $19,841 | 10.4 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ks-central-plains