Wamego
Wamego is a public school district based in Wamego, Kansas, serving 1,640 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #57 of the 84 Kansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 33% of them. Its schools average 328 students each, fewer than the Kansas median of 395. It spends about $14,692 per student on day-to-day operations, 18% more than the Kansas median. It has roughly 14.1 students per teacher.
How Wamego compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Wamego | Kansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,692 | $12,405 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,469 | $7,438 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $70.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $27.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 116 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 327 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 13.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 410 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Hill Public SchoolsRose Hill | 1,715 | 4 | $10,281 | 13.5 | #54 |
| Chanute Public SchoolsChanute | 1,714 | 3 | $13,093 | 13.0 | #55 |
| EudoraEudora | 1,707 | 5 | $11,131 | 14.8 | #56 |
| WamegoWamego · this district | 1,640 | 5 | $14,692 | 14.1 | #57 |
| ElkhartElkhart | 1,580 | 5 | $6,175 | 24.3 | #58 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nadaburg Unified School District (4252)Wittmann, AZ | 1,641 | $13,394 | 9.9 |
| Crawford AuSable SchoolsGrayling, MI | 1,641 | $11,053 | 15.1 |
| Westhampton Beach Union Free School DistrictWesthampton Beach, NY | 1,641 | $27,904 | 9.6 |
| Liberty-Benton LocalFindlay, OH | 1,640 | $9,543 | 18.2 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ks-wamego