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Kansas Library Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 181
Median expenditures $169K
25th–75th percentile $93K  –  $435K
Total spend $160.8M
  1. #1
    Johnson County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 473,579
    Expenditures $44.2M
    Revenue $44.2M
  2. #2
    Topeka AND Shawnee County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 173,712
    Expenditures $20.0M
    Revenue $21.3M
  3. #3
    Wichita Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 396,192
    Expenditures $11.5M
    Revenue $11.7M
  4. #4
    Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 158,080
    Expenditures $9.8M
    Revenue $14.7M
  5. #5
    Olathe Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 145,616
    Expenditures $8.3M
    Revenue $8.6M
  6. #6
    Lawrence Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 95,794
    Expenditures $6.5M
    Revenue $6.6M
  7. #7
    Manhattan Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 53,829
    Expenditures $3.9M
    Revenue $4.1M
  8. #8
    Salina Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 46,231
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $3.5M
  9. #9
    Hutchinson Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 39,699
    Expenditures $2.5M
    Revenue $2.6M
  10. #10
    Derby Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,939
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.3M
  11. #11
    HAYS Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 21,136
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.1M
  12. #12
    Leavenworth Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 37,081
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.5M
  13. #13
    Dodge CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 27,422
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.5M
  14. #14
    Coffey County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,280
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.6M
  15. #15
    Emporia Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 28,368
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.3M
  16. #16
    Ottawa Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,613
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.2M
  17. #17
    Finney County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 37,650
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.1M
  18. #18
    Pittsburg Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,658
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.1M
  19. #19
    Dorothy Bramlage Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,691
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.1M
  20. #20
    Basehor Community Library, DIST #2, LV. CO.
    FY 2023 pop. 12,631
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.5M
  21. #21
    Library District #1, Miami County
    FY 2023 pop. 9,852
    Expenditures $955K
    Revenue $993K
  22. #22
    Newton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,392
    Expenditures $922K
    Revenue $1.1M
  23. #23
    Great BEND Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,489
    Expenditures $847K
    Revenue $853K
  24. #24
    Mcpherson Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,865
    Expenditures $829K
    Revenue $1.0M
  25. #25
    Bonner Springs CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,666
    Expenditures $794K
    Revenue $806K
  26. #26
    Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 28,411
    Expenditures $714K
    Revenue $696K
  27. #27
    Liberal Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,274
    Expenditures $712K
    Revenue $758K
  28. #28
    Atchison Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,730
    Expenditures $623K
    Revenue $703K
  29. #29
    Andover Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 15,628
    Expenditures $608K
    Revenue $804K
  30. #30
    Independence Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,171
    Expenditures $606K
    Revenue $616K
  31. #31
    Mulvane Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,763
    Expenditures $602K
    Revenue $602K
  32. #32
    Winfield Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,701
    Expenditures $600K
    Revenue $600K
  33. #33
    Abilene Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,441
    Expenditures $593K
    Revenue $601K
  34. #34
    Library District #1, Doniphan County
    FY 2023 pop. 6,972
    Expenditures $589K
    Revenue $616K
  35. #35
    Bradford Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,865
    Expenditures $588K
    Revenue $683K
  36. #36
    Arkansas CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,923
    Expenditures $509K
    Revenue $527K
  37. #37
    Augusta Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,222
    Expenditures $504K
    Revenue $529K
  38. #38
    Pratt Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,067
    Expenditures $504K
    Revenue $431K
  39. #39
    Library District #2 , LINN County
    FY 2023 pop. 2,643
    Expenditures $500K
    Revenue $602K
  40. #40
    Tonganoxie Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,850
    Expenditures $494K
    Revenue $496K
  41. #41
    Grant County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,197
    Expenditures $493K
    Revenue $543K
  42. #42
    Haysville Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,287
    Expenditures $479K
    Revenue $467K
  43. #43
    Chanute Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,568
    Expenditures $466K
    Revenue $549K
  44. #44
    Coffeyville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,690
    Expenditures $453K
    Revenue $430K
  45. #45
    Colby/pioneer Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,542
    Expenditures $439K
    Revenue $439K
  46. #46
    Parsons Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,382
    Expenditures $435K
    Revenue $507K
  47. #47
    Paola FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,738
    Expenditures $431K
    Revenue $375K
  48. #48
    Eudora Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,768
    Expenditures $390K
    Revenue $405K
  49. #49
    Lansing Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,187
    Expenditures $384K
    Revenue $365K
  50. #50
    PARK CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,656
    Expenditures $378K
    Revenue $439K
  51. #51
    Meriden-ozawkie Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,431
    Expenditures $349K
    Revenue $419K
  52. #52
    Hiawatha/morrill Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,225
    Expenditures $341K
    Revenue $353K
  53. #53
    Stevens County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,077
    Expenditures $338K
    Revenue $431K
  54. #54
    Marysville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,423
    Expenditures $323K
    Revenue $284K
  55. #55
    IOLA Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,401
    Expenditures $321K
    Revenue $347K
  56. #56
    Valley Center Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,348
    Expenditures $311K
    Revenue $359K
  57. #57
    Kearny County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,855
    Expenditures $310K
    Revenue $320K
  58. #58
    Goodland Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,392
    Expenditures $296K
    Revenue $289K
  59. #59
    Wamego Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,879
    Expenditures $287K
    Revenue $359K
  60. #60
    Cimarron CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,937
    Expenditures $284K
    Revenue $299K
  61. #61
    Mound City/linn County Dist. #4
    FY 2023 pop. 2,048
    Expenditures $276K
    Revenue $235K
  62. #62
    FORT Scott Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,615
    Expenditures $276K
    Revenue $338K
  63. #63
    Wellington Public
    FY 2023 pop. 7,640
    Expenditures $275K
    Revenue $295K
  64. #64
    Jordaan Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,126
    Expenditures $274K
    Revenue $242K
  65. #65
    Girard Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,487
    Expenditures $273K
    Revenue $274K
  66. #66
    Hesston Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,503
    Expenditures $266K
    Revenue $299K
  67. #67
    Hamilton County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,430
    Expenditures $260K
    Revenue $271K
  68. #68
    Linwood Community Library District #1
    FY 2023 pop. 4,287
    Expenditures $254K
    Revenue $312K
  69. #69
    Goddard Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,559
    Expenditures $251K
    Revenue $272K
  70. #70
    MARY Cotton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,491
    Expenditures $239K
    Revenue $205K
  71. #71
    Elkhart/morton County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,599
    Expenditures $238K
    Revenue $199K
  72. #72
    Osage CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,816
    Expenditures $235K
    Revenue $238K
  73. #73
    Garnett Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,188
    Expenditures $233K
    Revenue $269K
  74. #74
    PORT Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,367
    Expenditures $231K
    Revenue $286K
  75. #75
    LINN County Library District #5
    FY 2023 pop. 1,883
    Expenditures $221K
    Revenue $196K
  76. #76
    Kingman Carnegie Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,964
    Expenditures $217K
    Revenue $178K
  77. #77
    Oakley Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,010
    Expenditures $215K
    Revenue $232K
  78. #78
    Ellinwood School Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,980
    Expenditures $207K
    Revenue $203K
  79. #79
    Scott County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,014
    Expenditures $198K
    Revenue $214K
  80. #80
    Osawatomie Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,238
    Expenditures $196K
    Revenue $224K
  81. #81
    Belleville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,989
    Expenditures $194K
    Revenue $200K
  82. #82
    Frank Carlson Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,054
    Expenditures $191K
    Revenue $301K
  83. #83
    Stanton County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,963
    Expenditures $188K
    Revenue $238K
  84. #84
    Baldwin CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,906
    Expenditures $185K
    Revenue $223K
  85. #85
    Russell Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,351
    Expenditures $184K
    Revenue $193K
  86. #86
    Silver LAKE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,889
    Expenditures $179K
    Revenue $192K
  87. #87
    CLAY Center Carnegie Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,123
    Expenditures $179K
    Revenue $271K
  88. #88
    Norton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,659
    Expenditures $178K
    Revenue $177K
  89. #89
    Rossville Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,879
    Expenditures $172K
    Revenue $190K
  90. #90
    Haskell Township Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,536
    Expenditures $171K
    Revenue $205K
  91. #91
    Seneca FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,132
    Expenditures $169K
    Revenue $195K
  92. #92
    Lincoln Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,732
    Expenditures $169K
    Revenue $151K
  93. #93
    Plainville Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,709
    Expenditures $163K
    Revenue $166K
  94. #94
    J.H. Robbins Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,133
    Expenditures $163K
    Revenue $147K
  95. #95
    Beck-bookman Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,373
    Expenditures $162K
    Revenue $204K
  96. #96
    Eureka Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,295
    Expenditures $160K
    Revenue $140K
  97. #97
    Phillipsburg CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,255
    Expenditures $160K
    Revenue $168K
  98. #98
    ROSE HILL Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,294
    Expenditures $158K
    Revenue $154K
  99. #99
    Johnston Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,834
    Expenditures $156K
    Revenue $185K
  100. #100
    Anthony Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,033
    Expenditures $151K
    Revenue $115K