Labette County
Labette County is a public school district based in Altamont, Kansas, serving 1,532 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #60 of the 84 Kansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 29% of them. Its schools average 219 students each, fewer than the Kansas median of 395. It spends about $12,688 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.2 students per teacher.
How Labette County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Labette County | Kansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,688 | $12,405 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,095 | $7,438 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $20.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $21.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 116 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 205 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 13.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 511 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElkhartElkhart | 1,580 | 5 | $6,175 | 24.3 | #58 |
| Fort LeavenworthFort Leavenworth | 1,542 | 4 | $13,372 | 11.3 | #59 |
| Labette CountyAltamont · this district | 1,532 | 7 | $12,688 | 13.2 | #60 |
| UlyssesUlysses | 1,517 | 5 | $11,401 | 13.5 | #61 |
| AbileneAbilene | 1,494 | 6 | $11,359 | 13.2 | #62 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill United School CorporationConverse, IN | 1,533 | $8,339 | 14.5 |
| SweetwaterSweetwater, TN | 1,532 | $9,017 | n/a |
| Beardstown CUSD 15Beardstown, IL | 1,531 | $13,240 | 16.8 |
| Richland School DistrictJohnstown, PA | 1,531 | $13,634 | 14.2 |
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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