School district · Kansas

Wichita

Wichita in Kansas: 81 public schools with 45,435 students and 14.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,000 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 81
Students: 45,435
Students per teacher: 14.1; KS 13.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $16,000; 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): 3,223
Counselors (FTE): 119
Students per counselor: 381; KS 395 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 70.2; Librarians (FTE): 17.6

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%

29%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 95% of school districts in Kansas

Median 46% · 261 school districts compared

19,713 students tested, grades 3–8 · KAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Kansas: 40%

19%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 97% of school districts in Kansas

Median 40% · 261 school districts compared

19,713 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

$10.8K15

$10.6K16

$10.7K17

$11.7K18

$11.8K19

$12.8K20

$13.6K21

$15.4K22

$15.5K23

$16.0K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 19% · $172.5M
State: 63% · $585.4M
Local: 18% · $171.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,328
Support services: $6,950
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $65.8M
Long-term debt: $228.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 54Middle schools: 14High schools: 11Other schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Adams Elem	Pre-K–5	446	14.2	24%	9.5%	Wichita
Allen Elem	Pre-K–5	514	14.1	27%	9.4%	Wichita
Anderson Elem	Pre-K–5	477	14.4	21%	12%	Wichita
Beech Elem	Pre-K–5	538	13.9	25%	8.7%	Wichita
Benton Elem	Pre-K–5	273	12.7	50%	24%	Wichita
Black Traditional Magnet Elem	Pre-K–5	335	16.4	40%	16%	Wichita
Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem	K–5	305	15.6	72%	66%	Wichita
Bryant Opportunity Academy	K–5	36	2.6	3.2%	0.0%	Wichita
Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem	Pre-K–5	313	12.9	29%	9.6%	Wichita
Caldwell Elem	Pre-K–5	465	11.9	21%	11%	Wichita
Cessna Elem	Pre-K–5	356	13.7	29%	14%	Wichita
Chisholm Trail Elem	Pre-K–5	381	13.2	41%	25%	Park City
Christa McAuliffe Academy	Pre-K–8	829	13.7	43%	31%	Wichita
Cloud Elem	Pre-K–5	580	14.4	17%	5.8%	Wichita
College Hill Elem	Pre-K–5	378	14.7	48%	27%	Wichita
Colvin Elem	Pre-K–5	571	12.8	21%	9.0%	Wichita
Dodge Literacy Magnet	Pre-K–5	547	14.8	30%	19%	Wichita
Earhart Environ Magnet Elem	Pre-K–5	471	17.2	50%	34%	Wichita
Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet	Pre-K–5	509	14.9	32%	12%	Wichita
Enterprise Elem	Pre-K–5	424	13.0	21%	5.3%	Wichita
Franklin Elem	Pre-K–5	390	14.8	21%	6.3%	Wichita
Gammon Elem	Pre-K–5	448	13.3	27%	17%	Wichita
Gardiner Elem	Pre-K–5	405	13.5	18%	14%	Wichita
Gordon Parks Academy	Pre-K–8	485	13.3	28%	17%	Wichita
Griffith Elem	Pre-K–5	370	11.7	31%	19%	Wichita
Harry Street Elem	Pre-K–5	310	12.1	18%	7.4%	Wichita
Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet	Pre-K–8	643	16.0	37%	28%	Wichita
Hyde Intl Studies/Commun Elem Magnet	Pre-K–5	260	14.0	70%	56%	Wichita
Irving Elementary	Pre-K–5	447	15.5	24%	14%	Wichita
Isely Traditional Magnet Elem	Pre-K–5	621	13.1	42%	33%	Bel Aire
Jackson Elementary	Pre-K–5	337	13.9	30%	11%	Wichita
Jefferson Elem	Pre-K–5	381	13.9	31%	14%	Wichita
Kelly Liberal Arts Academy	Pre-K–5	429	13.6	28%	13%	Wichita
Kensler Elem	Pre-K–5	488	14.3	40%	22%	Wichita
L'Ouverture Computer Technology Magnet	Pre-K–5	232	11.8	24%	9.7%	Wichita
Lawrence Elem	Pre-K–5	394	14.6	36%	25%	Wichita
Linwood Elementary	Pre-K–5	452	14.2	18%	9.5%	Wichita
McCollom Elem	Pre-K–5	288	11.9	47%	34%	Wichita
McLean Science/Tech Magnet Elem	Pre-K–5	262	13.4	63%	49%	Wichita
Minneha Core Knowledge Elem	Pre-K–5	644	16.1	38%	27%	Wichita
Mueller Aerospace/Engineering Discovery Magne	Pre-K–5	304	12.4	18%	8.3%	Wichita
O K Elem	Pre-K–5	262	12.7	36%	20%	Wichita
Ortiz Elementary School	Pre-K–5	323	13.9	26%	7.3%	Wichita
Peterson Elem	Pre-K–5	321	13.2	51%	46%	Wichita
Pleasant Valley Elem	Pre-K–5	308	14.7	26%	9.8%	Wichita
Price-Harris Communications Magnet	Pre-K–5	477	16.9	53%	39%	Wichita
Riverside Leadership Magnet Elementary	Pre-K–5	255	14.1	57%	37%	Wichita
Seltzer Elem	Pre-K–5	494	15.6	44%	30%	Wichita
Spaght Multimedia Magnet	Pre-K–5	480	14.5	20%	6.4%	Wichita
Stanley Elem	Pre-K–5	439	13.5	25%	7.3%	Wichita
Washington Accelerated Learning Elem	Pre-K–5	470	15.1	31%	20%	Wichita
White Elem	Pre-K–5	414	13.6	27%	13%	Wichita
Woodland Health / Wellness Magnet Elem	Pre-K–5	347	14.4	35%	22%	Wichita
Woodman Elem	Pre-K–5	612	14.1	24%	13%	Wichita
Allison Traditional Magnet Middle	6–8	536	16.0	42%	44%	Wichita
Brooks Magnet Middle School	6–8	578	15.6	25%	17%	Wichita
Coleman Middle School	6–8	631	15.5	18%	13%	Wichita
Curtis Middle School	6–8	846	12.7	15%	10%	Wichita
Hamilton Middle School	6–8	604	14.9	13%	5.2%	Wichita
Marshall Middle School	6–8	596	13.8	21%	15%	Wichita
Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle	6–8	623	14.8	30%	17%	Wichita
Mead Middle School	6–8	678	13.5	15%	14%	Wichita
Pleasant Valley Middle School	6–8	760	14.6	26%	21%	Wichita
Robinson Middle School	6–8	682	12.1	48%	40%	Wichita
Stucky Middle School	6–8	518	12.7	23%	16%	Wichita
Truesdell Middle School	6–8	924	12.9	15%	5.6%	Wichita
Wells Alternative Middle School	6–8	36	3.6	0.0%	0.0%	Wichita
Wilbur Middle School	6–8	822	14.0	30%	26%	Wichita
Chisholm Life Skills Center	12	96	9.6	—	—	Wichita
East High	9–12	2,435	16.6	—	—	Wichita
Heights High	9–12	1,505	17.2	—	—	Wichita
North High	9–12	2,041	16.1	—	—	Wichita
Northeast Magnet High School	9–12	686	13.5	—	—	Bel Aire
Northwest High	9–12	1,424	16.2	—	—	Wichita
South High	9–12	1,662	14.3	—	—	Wichita
Southeast High	9–12	2,066	16.8	—	—	Wichita
Sowers Alternative High School	9–12	60	4.0	—	—	Wichita
West High	9–12	1,306	14.4	—	—	Wichita
Wichita Alternative High	9–12	133	12.7	—	—	Wichita
Education Imagine AcademyFully virtual	K–12	566	51.2	29%	11%	Wichita
Levy Sp Ed Center	K–12	81	5.2	—	—	Wichita

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.

Sources

Address: 903 S Edgemoor, Wichita, KS 67218
Phone: (316)973-4000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.