School district · Kansas

Emporia

Emporia in Kansas: 8 public schools with 4,261 students and 13.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,202 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
4,261
Students per teacher
13.6
KS 13.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,202
KS $14.9K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
314
Counselors (FTE)
9.0
Students per counselor
473
KS 395 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
6.0
Librarians (FTE): 4.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Kansas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Kansas: 46%

37%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 82% of school districts in Kansas

Median 46% · 261 school districts compared

1,736 students tested, grades 3–8 · KAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Kansas: 40%

27%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 87% of school districts in Kansas

Median 40% · 261 school districts compared

1,736 students tested, grades 3–8 · KAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.8K15
$9.5K16
$11.9K17
$12.6K18
$13.0K19
$13.8K20
$15.0K21
$15.4K22
$15.7K23
$16.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $9.2M
State
62% · $50.8M
Local
27% · $22.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,661
Support services
$5,729
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7.2M
Long-term debt
$76.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–520811.927%15%
Pre-K–538514.638%23%
Pre-K–537012.549%50%
Pre-K–540115.143%40%
Pre-K–524813.434%22%
Pre-K–531213.952%34%
6–884313.432%20%
9–121,49416.0——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1700 West 7th, Emporia, KS 66801
Phone
(620)341-2200
Website