Data from the Kansas Department of Education shows school funding for the 2024-25 school year set another record at $8.65 billion, averaging $18,858 per student.
The average doesn’t tell the whole story, however. USD 326 Logan spent the most at $84,396 per student with just 113 kids enrolled; that includes capital expenditures of $58,766 per student. USD 334 Southern Cloud, with only 57 kids enrolled, spent $47,194 per student. Another 126 districts spent more than $20,000 per student.
Two districts spent less than $10,000 per student: USD 283 Elk Valley ($6,619) and USD 218 Elkhart ($9,844), both of which run online programs for students enrolled across Kansas.
New cash reserve records were also set. As of July 1, 2025, districts had a total of $3.1 billion in cash, of which $1.33 billion is for school operations. Reserves for debt payments totaled $882 million, capital outlay reserves were $776 million, and districts had $107 million in federal funds left over.
