School Funding Archives - Kansas Policy Institute

School funding sets new record at $13,620 per-pupil 0
- Education
- September 21, 2018
School funding set another new record in Kansas last year, averaging $13,620 per-pupil. Data just released by the Kansas Department of Education (KSDE) also shows a new State Aid record was set $9,086 per-pupil. Total funding hit $6.5 billion, which was about a $400 million increase over the previous year. These new records come from
READ MORE
School cash reserves set new record at $952 million 0
- Education
- September 18, 2018
Despite claims of being horribly underfunded, Kansas school cash reserves set another new record of $952 million this year. And that’s just their operating funds; districts also set new records for capital outlay reserves ($528 million) and debt service reserves ($581 million). Total carryover cash reserves, including record-setting federal cash balances of $48 million, hit
READ MORE
KPI publishes 2018 Voter Issue Guide 0
- Featured
- September 10, 2018
Whoever is elected governor and to the Kansas House of Representatives this fall will face some very serious issues come January. Kansas Policy Institute does not support or oppose candidates for public office, but we do provide educational information to the public about key economic and education issues facing Kansans. Our 2018 Voter Issue Guide
READ MORE

2018 Voter Issue Guide 0
- Education Research, Tax & Spending Research
- September 10, 2018
Whoever is elected governor and to the Kansas House of Representatives this fall will face some very serious issues come January. Kansas Policy Institute does not support or oppose candidates for public office, but we do provide educational information to the public about key economic and education issues facing Kansans. Our 2018 Voter Issue Guide
READ MORE
Payroll jumps in Shawnee Mission but not for teachers 0
- Education
- August 22, 2018
USD 512 Shawnee Mission reports a $5.6 million payroll increase for the 2018 school year, of which a measly $467,000 was spent on teachers. Put differently, total payroll for positions identified as teachers increased by less than half of a percent but all other pay jumped 8.1 percent. The data comes from the district’s response
READ MORE
USD 500 Kansas City shortchanges teachers (again)0
- Education
- August 16, 2018
The Kansas City, Kansas school district – USD 500 – spent just 1.2 percent more on teacher pay during the 2018 school year according to data provided by the district in an Open Records request. That’s the same percentage increase for the total payroll, but there are some eye-opening outliers. Superintendent Cynthia Lane took home
READ MORE