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Kansas Has Lost 22 School Districts in 21 Years
Burrton enrolled 229 students in 2005. It was a small district, but a functional one, with enough students to fill classrooms, field sports teams, and justify a superintendent's salary. By 2021, Burrt...
White Students Hit 60% in Kansas Schools
In 2005, three out of four students in Kansas public schools were white. In 2025-26, it is three out of five. The state crossed that threshold precisely: white students now make up 60.0% of Kansas enr...
Kansas Lost 16,000 Students to COVID. Then It Lost 7,000 More.
In most states, the pandemic was a dip. Kansas schools lost 16,114 students between 2019-20 and 2020-21, a 3.4% drop that aligned with the national pattern of families pulling children from public edu...
One in Seven Kansas Students Now Receives Special Education
In 2005, roughly one in nine Kansas public school students received special education services. By 2025-26, that ratio has narrowed to one in 6.8. The state added 18,416 special education students ove...
Kansas Lost 12,539 Students in Three Years
Kansas public schools gained 5,243 students across the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years, clawing back a third of the 16,114-student crater left by the pandemic. Two years felt like a turning point. It...