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Kansas School 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 309
Median expenditures $9.1M
25th–75th percentile $5.3M  –  $18.6M
Total spend $8.11B
  1. #1
    Wichita Unified School District 259
    FY 2022 pop. 46,657
    Expenditures $809.8M
    Revenue $783.6M
  2. #2
    Olathe Unified School District 233
    FY 2022 pop. 29,305
    Expenditures $455.3M
    Revenue $538.3M
  3. #3
    Shawnee Mission Unified School District 512
    FY 2022 pop. 26,462
    Expenditures $420.8M
    Revenue $389.5M
  4. #4
    Kansas CITY Unified School District 500
    FY 2022 pop. 21,593
    Expenditures $378.0M
    Revenue $359.9M
  5. #5
    BLUE Valley Unified School District 229
    FY 2022 pop. 22,376
    Expenditures $362.2M
    Revenue $371.4M
  6. #6
    Topeka Unified School District 501
    FY 2022 pop. 12,503
    Expenditures $215.8M
    Revenue $205.0M
  7. #7
    Lawrence Unified School District 497
    FY 2022 pop. 11,145
    Expenditures $153.4M
    Revenue $160.9M
  8. #8
    Salina Unified School District 305
    FY 2022 pop. 6,968
    Expenditures $139.0M
    Revenue $146.2M
  9. #9
    Geary County Unified School District 475
    FY 2022 pop. 7,095
    Expenditures $137.0M
    Revenue $113.1M
  10. #10
    Manhattan Unified School District 383
    FY 2022 pop. 6,885
    Expenditures $133.7M
    Revenue $109.2M
  11. #11
    Maize Unified School District 266
    FY 2022 pop. 7,980
    Expenditures $122.7M
    Revenue $130.2M
  12. #12
    Derby Unified School District 260
    FY 2022 pop. 7,262
    Expenditures $111.9M
    Revenue $97.3M
  13. #13
    Garden CITY Unified School District 457
    FY 2022 pop. 7,324
    Expenditures $108.0M
    Revenue $115.5M
  14. #14
    Emporia Unified School District 253
    FY 2022 pop. 4,254
    Expenditures $100.2M
    Revenue $73.6M
  15. #15
    Dodge CITY Unified School District 443
    FY 2022 pop. 7,188
    Expenditures $98.7M
    Revenue $112.8M
  16. #16
    DE SOTO Unified School District 232
    FY 2022 pop. 7,396
    Expenditures $95.1M
    Revenue $108.9M
  17. #17
    Goddard Unified School District 265
    FY 2022 pop. 6,297
    Expenditures $93.8M
    Revenue $100.7M
  18. #18
    Spring HILL Unified School District 230
    FY 2022 pop. 5,379
    Expenditures $88.9M
    Revenue $79.9M
  19. #19
    Gardner-edgerton-antioch School District 231
    FY 2022 pop. 5,918
    Expenditures $87.4M
    Revenue $94.1M
  20. #20
    Auburn-washburn Unified School District 437
    FY 2022 pop. 6,109
    Expenditures $82.0M
    Revenue $85.0M
  21. #21
    Andover Unified School District 385
    FY 2022 pop. 8,720
    Expenditures $81.7M
    Revenue $82.3M
  22. #22
    Haysville Unified School District 261
    FY 2022 pop. 5,777
    Expenditures $78.1M
    Revenue $82.7M
  23. #23
    Hutchinson Unified School District 308
    FY 2022 pop. 4,335
    Expenditures $69.0M
    Revenue $81.5M
  24. #24
    Turner Unified School District 202
    FY 2022 pop. 3,899
    Expenditures $66.9M
    Revenue $61.3M
  25. #25
    Liberal Unified School District 480
    FY 2022 pop. 4,668
    Expenditures $65.6M
    Revenue $74.4M
  26. #26
    Pittsburg Unified School District 250
    FY 2022 pop. 3,345
    Expenditures $62.3M
    Revenue $46.1M
  27. #27
    HAYS Unified School District 489
    FY 2022 pop. 3,273
    Expenditures $57.1M
    Revenue $52.7M
  28. #28
    Leavenworth Unified School District 453
    FY 2022 pop. 3,695
    Expenditures $56.5M
    Revenue $57.0M
  29. #29
    Newton Unified School District 373
    FY 2022 pop. 3,274
    Expenditures $53.1M
    Revenue $55.3M
  30. #30
    Seaman Unified School District 345
    FY 2022 pop. 3,915
    Expenditures $49.7M
    Revenue $55.1M
  31. #31
    Wamego Unified School District 320
    FY 2022 pop. 1,674
    Expenditures $48.9M
    Revenue $27.9M
  32. #32
    Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450
    FY 2022 pop. 3,817
    Expenditures $48.3M
    Revenue $51.1M
  33. #33
    Valley Center Unified School District 262
    FY 2022 pop. 3,092
    Expenditures $48.1M
    Revenue $55.1M
  34. #34
    Great BEND Unified School District 428
    FY 2022 pop. 2,900
    Expenditures $47.3M
    Revenue $49.4M
  35. #35
    Basehor-linewood Unified School District 458
    FY 2022 pop. 2,996
    Expenditures $46.1M
    Revenue $48.1M
  36. #36
    Winfield Unified School District 465
    FY 2022 pop. 2,213
    Expenditures $45.6M
    Revenue $46.9M
  37. #37
    Paola Unified School District 368
    FY 2022 pop. 1,801
    Expenditures $44.9M
    Revenue $49.5M
  38. #38
    FT Leavenworth Unified School District 207
    FY 2022 pop. 1,649
    Expenditures $44.6M
    Revenue $46.5M
  39. #39
    Tonganoxie Unified School District 464
    FY 2022 pop. 1,903
    Expenditures $44.2M
    Revenue $28.4M
  40. #40
    Mcpherson Unified School District 418
    FY 2022 pop. 2,342
    Expenditures $43.9M
    Revenue $46.4M
  41. #41
    Southeast Kansas Educational Service Center
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $43.5M
    Revenue $44.4M
  42. #42
    Arkansas CITY Unified School District 470
    FY 2022 pop. 2,783
    Expenditures $40.1M
    Revenue $45.1M
  43. #43
    Louisburg Unified School District 416
    FY 2022 pop. 1,788
    Expenditures $38.9M
    Revenue $24.4M
  44. #44
    IOLA Unified School District 257
    FY 2022 pop. 1,198
    Expenditures $38.1M
    Revenue $19.1M
  45. #45
    Bonner Springs Unified School District 204
    FY 2022 pop. 2,552
    Expenditures $38.0M
    Revenue $39.4M
  46. #46
    Lansing Unified School District 469
    FY 2022 pop. 2,596
    Expenditures $35.6M
    Revenue $38.0M
  47. #47
    Ottawa Unified School District 290
    FY 2022 pop. 2,330
    Expenditures $34.1M
    Revenue $37.4M
  48. #48
    Piper Unified School District 203
    FY 2022 pop. 2,615
    Expenditures $33.8M
    Revenue $35.0M
  49. #49
    Circle Unified School District 375
    FY 2022 pop. 2,015
    Expenditures $32.4M
    Revenue $29.6M
  50. #50
    Chanute Public School District 413
    FY 2022 pop. 1,753
    Expenditures $30.4M
    Revenue $29.1M
  51. #51
    Independence Unified School District 446
    FY 2022 pop. 2,023
    Expenditures $29.2M
    Revenue $29.4M
  52. #52
    Buhler Unified School District 313
    FY 2022 pop. 2,395
    Expenditures $28.9M
    Revenue $32.5M
  53. #53
    Renwick Unified School District 267
    FY 2022 pop. 1,967
    Expenditures $26.6M
    Revenue $25.1M
  54. #54
    Eldorado Unified School District 490
    FY 2022 pop. 1,832
    Expenditures $26.5M
    Revenue $28.2M
  55. #55
    Coffeyville Unified School District 445
    FY 2022 pop. 1,820
    Expenditures $25.8M
    Revenue $26.5M
  56. #56
    FORT Scott Unified School District 234
    FY 2022 pop. 1,841
    Expenditures $25.3M
    Revenue $27.8M
  57. #57
    Augusta Unified School District 402
    FY 2022 pop. 2,024
    Expenditures $25.1M
    Revenue $29.3M
  58. #58
    Mulvane Unified School District 263
    FY 2022 pop. 1,816
    Expenditures $24.9M
    Revenue $25.2M
  59. #59
    Eudora Unified School District 491
    FY 2022 pop. 1,720
    Expenditures $24.7M
    Revenue $27.6M
  60. #60
    Prairie VIEW Unified School District 362
    FY 2022 pop. 906
    Expenditures $23.9M
    Revenue $16.7M
  61. #61
    CLAY Center Unified School District 379
    FY 2022 pop. 1,351
    Expenditures $23.5M
    Revenue $24.7M
  62. #62
    Butler County Special Eductional Interlocal #638
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $23.0M
    Revenue $22.7M
  63. #63
    Atchison CITY Unified School District 409
    FY 2022 pop. 1,580
    Expenditures $22.6M
    Revenue $24.7M
  64. #64
    Southeast Kansas Interlocal 637
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $22.5M
    Revenue $23.0M
  65. #65
    Abilene Unified School District 435
    FY 2022 pop. 1,522
    Expenditures $22.2M
    Revenue $21.6M
  66. #66
    Moundridge Unified School District 423
    FY 2022 pop. 480
    Expenditures $22.0M
    Revenue $7.6M
  67. #67
    Wellington Unified School District 353
    FY 2022 pop. 1,457
    Expenditures $22.0M
    Revenue $22.4M
  68. #68
    Holton Unified School District 336
    FY 2022 pop. 1,154
    Expenditures $21.9M
    Revenue $22.4M
  69. #69
    Ulysses Unified School District 214
    FY 2022 pop. 1,513
    Expenditures $21.6M
    Revenue $19.5M
  70. #70
    Concordia Unified School District 333
    FY 2022 pop. 1,145
    Expenditures $21.5M
    Revenue $21.5M
  71. #71
    Labette Unified School District 506
    FY 2022 pop. 1,586
    Expenditures $21.2M
    Revenue $21.0M
  72. #72
    ROSE HILL Unified School District 394
    FY 2022 pop. 1,667
    Expenditures $20.7M
    Revenue $22.9M
  73. #73
    Burlington Unified School District 244
    FY 2022 pop. 828
    Expenditures $20.1M
    Revenue $19.4M
  74. #74
    Northeast Kansas Education Service Center
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $19.6M
    Revenue $19.9M
  75. #75
    Parsons Unified School District 503
    FY 2022 pop. 1,319
    Expenditures $19.1M
    Revenue $17.8M
  76. #76
    Beloit Unified School District 273
    FY 2022 pop. 820
    Expenditures $18.9M
    Revenue $19.8M
  77. #77
    Osawatomie Unified School District 367
    FY 2022 pop. 1,083
    Expenditures $18.7M
    Revenue $21.9M
  78. #78
    Lyons Unified School District 405
    FY 2022 pop. 792
    Expenditures $18.6M
    Revenue $17.6M
  79. #79
    Baldwin Unified School District 348
    FY 2022 pop. 1,357
    Expenditures $17.8M
    Revenue $19.6M
  80. #80
    Southwest Kansas AREA Cooperative District
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $17.7M
    Revenue $17.5M
  81. #81
    KAW Valley Unified School District 321
    FY 2022 pop. 1,130
    Expenditures $17.5M
    Revenue $21.3M
  82. #82
    Columbus Unified School District 493
    FY 2022 pop. 924
    Expenditures $16.7M
    Revenue $14.2M
  83. #83
    FORT Larned Unified School District 495
    FY 2022 pop. 867
    Expenditures $16.5M
    Revenue $17.5M
  84. #84
    Marysville Unified School District 364
    FY 2022 pop. 817
    Expenditures $16.4M
    Revenue $17.4M
  85. #85
    ROCK Creek Unified School District 323
    FY 2022 pop. 1,267
    Expenditures $16.0M
    Revenue $17.3M
  86. #86
    Pratt Unified School District 382
    FY 2022 pop. 1,240
    Expenditures $16.0M
    Revenue $17.0M
  87. #87
    Prairie Hills Unified School District 113
    FY 2022 pop. 1,086
    Expenditures $15.9M
    Revenue $16.7M
  88. #88
    Chapman Unified School District 473
    FY 2022 pop. 1,140
    Expenditures $15.9M
    Revenue $16.4M
  89. #89
    Nickerson Unified School District 309
    FY 2022 pop. 1,118
    Expenditures $15.8M
    Revenue $16.0M
  90. #90
    Girard Unified School District 248
    FY 2022 pop. 1,024
    Expenditures $15.8M
    Revenue $16.2M
  91. #91
    Syracuse Unified School District 494
    FY 2022 pop. 556
    Expenditures $15.7M
    Revenue $9.9M
  92. #92
    Clearwater Unified School District 264
    FY 2022 pop. 1,133
    Expenditures $15.7M
    Revenue $17.4M
  93. #93
    Santa FE Trail Unified School District 434
    FY 2022 pop. 1,074
    Expenditures $15.5M
    Revenue $15.5M
  94. #94
    Northwest Kansas Educational Service Center
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $15.4M
    Revenue $16.3M
  95. #95
    South Central Kansas Special Educational Cooperative
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $15.1M
    Revenue $13.6M
  96. #96
    Scott County Unified School District 466
    FY 2022 pop. 969
    Expenditures $15.0M
    Revenue $15.4M
  97. #97
    Hugoton Unified School District 210
    FY 2022 pop. 1,039
    Expenditures $14.6M
    Revenue $17.6M
  98. #98
    Garnett Unified School District 365
    FY 2022 pop. 972
    Expenditures $14.6M
    Revenue $14.8M
  99. #99
    Goodland Unified School District 352
    FY 2022 pop. 946
    Expenditures $14.2M
    Revenue $14.1M
  100. #100
    South Brown County Unified School District 430
    FY 2022 pop. 523
    Expenditures $14.1M
    Revenue $8.6M