Osawatomie
Osawatomie is a public school district based in Osawatomie, Kansas, serving 1,021 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #78 of the 84 Kansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 7% of them. Its schools average 204 students each, fewer than the Kansas median of 395. It spends about $15,005 per student on day-to-day operations, 21% more than the Kansas median. It has roughly 12.0 students per teacher.
How Osawatomie compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Osawatomie | Kansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $15,005 | $12,405 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,507 | $7,438 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $17.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $20.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 85 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 177 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.0 | 13.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 340 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OsawatomieOsawatomie · this district | 1,021 | 5 | $15,005 | 12.0 | #78 |
| GirardGirard | 1,019 | 3 | $12,682 | 13.2 | #79 |
| Hugoton Public SchoolsHugoton | 1,018 | 4 | $13,154 | 13.8 | #80 |
| NickersonHutchinson | 1,015 | 5 | $12,697 | 10.9 | #81 |
| HumboldtHumboldt | 1,013 | 4 | $12,548 | 19.1 | #82 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Woodstock Academy DistrictWoodstock, CT | 1,022 | n/a | 16.2 |
| RSU 64/msad 64East Corinth, ME | 1,021 | $15,308 | 13.3 |
| Bath Community SchoolsBath, MI | 1,021 | $10,700 | 18.2 |
| Karnes City ISDKarnes City, TX | 1,021 | $14,601 | 11.6 |
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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