Leavenworth
Leavenworth is a public school district based in Leavenworth, Kansas, serving 3,269 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #30 of the 84 Kansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 65% of them. Its schools average 409 students each, about the same as the Kansas median of 395. It spends about $13,017 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.4 students per teacher.
How Leavenworth compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Leavenworth | Kansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,017 | $12,405 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,150 | $7,438 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $72.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $54.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 227 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 531 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 13.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 297 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HaysHays | 3,527 | 7 | $15,272 | 15.3 | #28 |
| PittsburgPittsburg | 3,377 | 6 | $11,211 | 13.2 | #29 |
| LeavenworthLeavenworth · this district | 3,269 | 8 | $13,017 | 14.4 | #30 |
| Valley Center Pub SchValley Center | 3,177 | 7 | $10,393 | 14.1 | #31 |
| Basehor-LinwoodBasehor | 3,096 | 7 | $11,928 | 13.6 | #32 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress ElementaryCypress, CA | 3,272 | $13,447 | 25.2 |
| Pittston Area School DistrictPittston, PA | 3,272 | $13,425 | 16.7 |
| Hamilton LocalColumbus, OH | 3,268 | $10,442 | 19.8 |
| Windsor School DistrictWindsor, CT | 3,266 | $24,555 | 10.3 |
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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