Education (K-12) · 2024–25 school year
Kansas Public Schools
Public K-12 education statistics for Kansas — 477,006 students in 1,355 schools in 2024–25, with enrollment history back to 1986 and county-level detail from 2002.
| Statistic | Value | School year |
|---|---|---|
| Student enrollment | 477,006 | 2024–25 |
| Public schools | 1,355 | 2024–25 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 34,895 | 2024–25 |
| Pupil-teacher ratio | 13.6 | 2024–25 |
| Free/reduced-price lunch students | 50.3% | 2024–25 |
| School poverty rate (MEPS) | 12.6% | 2022–23 |
| Charter school enrollment | 0.5% | 2024–25 |
| High school graduation rate | 88.0% | 2022–23 |
| Math proficiency (of tested) | 29.4% | 2021–22 |
| Reading proficiency (of tested) | 32.5% | 2021–22 |
| Chronically absent students | 26.5% | 2021–22 |
| White students | 60.4% | 2024–25 |
| Black students | 6.6% | 2024–25 |
| Hispanic students | 22.7% | 2024–25 |
| Asian students | 2.8% | 2024–25 |
Not every statistic is collected every year — each row shows its most recent available school year (amber when older than 2024–25). Blank/absent means not collected or below reliability floors, never zero. Some universal-meals states no longer report free/reduced-price lunch — school poverty (MEPS) is the better lens there. A 0% charter share in a state without a charter-school law is a true zero.
Kansas state report card
Outcomes reported directly by Kansas’s education agency — often more current than the federal series above. Because each state uses its own tests, definitions, and reporting windows, these figures are not comparable state-to-state; each row notes how Kansas measures it.
| Measure | Latest | Trend | School year |
|---|---|---|---|
Math proficiency (state test) How Kansas measures thisKansas Assessment Program (KAP) general summative mathematics assessment, grades 3-8 and 10, statewide '*** State Totals ***' 'All Grades' aggregate; proficient-or-above = performance Levels 3 (effective) + 4 (excellent) out of 4, the ESSA/EDFacts proficiency convention for Kansas; percentages are of tested students (Pct. Not Tested = 0 at state level); no tested-N counts are published in this export. | 38.7% | 2024–25 | |
Reading / ELA proficiency (state test) How Kansas measures thisKansas Assessment Program (KAP) general summative English language arts assessment, grades 3-8 and 10, statewide '*** State Totals ***' 'All Grades' aggregate; proficient-or-above = performance Levels 3 (effective) + 4 (excellent) out of 4, the ESSA/EDFacts proficiency convention for Kansas; percentages are of tested students (Pct. Not Tested = 0 at state level); no tested-N counts are published in this export. | 44.5% | 2024–25 | |
Chronic absenteeism (recent) How Kansas measures thisPercent of students chronically absent, statewide 'State Aggregate' row of KSDE report-card chronic absenteeism export, all public schools, all grades. KSDE defines chronically absent as missing 10% or more of enrolled school days for any reason (excused or unexcused); the file publishes '% Chronic Absent' only, with no numerator/denominator counts. | 19.6% | 2024–25 |
Source: KansasDepartment of Education (public reporting), 2026 collection. Not comparable across states — proficiency reflects different assessments and cut scores; graduation, dropout, and college-going use each state’s own cohort definitions and windows. Absent rows mean the state doesn’t publish that measure in a comparable file.
Kansas schools by county
Students enrolled, 2024–25.
Kansas schools — FAQ
How many students attend public school in Kansas?+
477,006 students were enrolled in Kansas's 1,355 public K-12 schools in the 2024–25 school year, taught by 34,895 full-time-equivalent teachers (NCES Common Core of Data).
What share of Kansas students get free or reduced-price lunch?+
50.3% of Kansas public school students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25 — a common proxy for student economic need.
What is Kansas's high school graduation rate?+
88.0% of Kansas's adjusted cohort graduated in the 2022–23 school year — the federal EDFacts adjusted cohort graduation rate. Graduation rates run from 2010–11 onward.
Where does this data come from?+
Core statistics (enrollment, schools, teachers, poverty, demographics) come from the National Center for Education Statistics — the Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Civil Rights Data Collection. The most recent graduation rates and the state report-card outcomes (proficiency, college-going, dropout, chronic absenteeism) come directly from state education agencies, which publish sooner than the federal series. Full source and license details are on the methodology page. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with NCES or any state agency.
Other states
Data: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CCD, EDFacts, CRDC) and ED Data Express, plus current-year graduation and report-card outcomes from state education agencies. Full source and license details on the methodology page.