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Derby

Derby, Kansas · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

7,416
Students enrolled
13
Public schools
497
Classroom teachers (FTE)
14.9:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 216
  • Kindergarten 534
  • Grade 1 514
  • Grade 2 543
  • Grade 3 587
  • Grade 4 516
  • Grade 5 514
  • Grade 6 569
  • Grade 7 581
  • Grade 8 612
  • Grade 9 557
  • Grade 10 565
  • Grade 11 608
  • Grade 12 500

By race/ethnicity

  • White 63%
  • Hispanic/Latino 18%
  • Two or more races 9%
  • Black or African American 5%
  • Asian 3%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

48% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 3,570 of 7,416 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 39%
  • Reduced-price lunch 9%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$12,578 spent per student on day-to-day operations Kansas median: $15,993 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,441
  • Support services $4,394
  • Other (food service, etc.) $743

Where the money comes from

  • Local 23%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 8%

Total revenue $109.1 milliontotal spending $103.4 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Suburb: Large

Total staff (FTE)

943

District office

1550 E. Walnut Grove Rd, Derby KS 67037

County

Sedgwick County

Official website

NCES District ID

2005460

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About Derby

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Derby Public Schools has a longstanding reputation for providing an excellent education, along with opportunities seen in few districts. Derby, Kansas is a supportive community for students and with a population of more than 22,500 it provides access to many activities for children and people of all ages. The Derby school district has nine elementary schools, one sixth grade center, one middle school and one high school. Award-winning schools in this community are made possible by the incredible educators and administrators, parents, support staff and the entire community which truly come together to meet the needs of students in this district.
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