El Dorado
El Dorado is a public school district based in El Dorado, Kansas, serving 1,815 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #48 of the 84 Kansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 43% of them. Its schools average 302 students each, fewer than the Kansas median of 395. It spends about $12,372 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.8 students per teacher.
How El Dorado compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | El Dorado | Kansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,372 | $12,405 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,345 | $7,438 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $26.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $28.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 132 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 267 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 13.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 363 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IndependenceIndependence | 1,887 | 5 | $11,514 | 14.2 | #47 |
| El DoradoEl Dorado · this district | 1,815 | 6 | $12,372 | 13.8 | #48 |
| PaolaPaola | 1,785 | 4 | $22,931 | 13.6 | #49 |
| CoffeyvilleCoffeyville | 1,764 | 4 | $12,697 | 13.2 | #50 |
| Fort ScottFort Scott | 1,749 | 5 | $12,227 | 12.0 | #51 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Public SchoolsAlma, MI | 1,815 | $11,708 | 15.5 |
| South Haven Public SchoolsSouth Haven, MI | 1,815 | $12,046 | 14.1 |
| Hononegah CHD 207Rockton, IL | 1,814 | $17,899 | 16.5 |
| West Salem School DistrictWest Salem, WI | 1,814 | $12,414 | 13.3 |
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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