Regular local school district · McPherson County
McPherson County Public Schools, KS: schools, enrollment and spending
McPherson County Public Schools runs 6 public schools with 2,165 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.0 students per teacher is 1.8 lower than the Kansas figure of 13.8.Listed in NCES data as "McPherson".
At a glance
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 2,165
- Teachers (FTE)
- 181
- Students per teacher
- 12.0
- KS: 13.8 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 514 North Main, McPherson, KS 67460
- Phone
- (620)241-9400
- County
- McPherson County
- Locale
- Town: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2009390
- State district ID
- KS-D0418
- Total staff (FTE)
- 440
- School counselors (FTE)
- 6.0About 361 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 7.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.0
Kansas13.8
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,387), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $45.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $5.0 million
- State revenue
- $21.0 million
- Local revenue
- $19.4 million
- Total spending
- $43.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $18,065
- Salaries
- $21.9 million50.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $10.4 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 10.9%
- State: 46.3%
- Local: 42.8%
Kansas overall
- Federal: 8.8%
- State: 63.6%
- Local: 27.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$18,065
Kansas$16,437
United States$16,826
Schools in McPherson County Public Schools
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Eisenhower Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 239 | 11.4 |
| Lincoln Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 221 | 10.5 |
| McPherson High | High | 9 to 12 | 658 | 12.2 |
| McPherson Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 474 | 13.5 |
| Roosevelt Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 269 | 11.7 |
| Washington Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 256 | 11.6 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in McPherson County
- Smoky Valley School District 1,218 students
- Moundridge School District 513 students
- Inman School District 448 students
- Canton-Galva School District 367 students
- McPherson County Sp. Ed. Coop.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.