District profile / Kansas

Circle

Towanda, Kansas · Public school district · #42 of 84 Kansas districts by enrollment

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2,122

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,157

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 10% below the Kansas median

14.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Kansas median 13.5

Circle is a public school district based in Towanda, Kansas, serving 2,122 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #42 of the 84 Kansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 51% of them. Its schools average 354 students each, fewer than the Kansas median of 395. It spends about $11,157 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% less than the Kansas median. It has roughly 14.1 students per teacher.

How Circle compares

CircleKansas median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,157

Kansas median $12,405 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,388

Kansas median $7,438 · 14% below · FY2020-21

Students per school354

Kansas median 395 · 10% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.1

Kansas median 13.5 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor265

Kansas median 449 · 41% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$29.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 49%Local 42%

Measure	Circle	Kansas median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,157	$12,405	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,388	$7,438	FY2020-21
Total spending	$31.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$29.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	151	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	299	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.1	13.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	265	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
McPhersonMcPherson	2,165	6	$17,286	12.0	#40
OttawaOttawa	2,150	6	$12,554	11.6	#41
CircleTowanda · this district	2,122	6	$11,157	14.1	#42
WinfieldWinfield	2,050	6	$18,154	12.4	#43
RenwickAndale	1,989	6	$10,420	13.3	#44

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Kodiak Island Borough School DistrictKodiak, AK	2,122	$24,102	14.2
Palos CCSD 118Palos Park, IL	2,122	$20,931	13.7
Lawrenceburg Community School CorporationLawrenceburg, IN	2,122	$8,964	16.2
Elk City Public SchoolsElk City, OK	2,122	$9,363	16.8

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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