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Paola

Paola, Kansas · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

1,785
Students enrolled
4
Public schools
132
Classroom teachers (FTE)
13.6:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 34
  • Kindergarten 111
  • Grade 1 113
  • Grade 2 121
  • Grade 3 106
  • Grade 4 121
  • Grade 5 149
  • Grade 6 122
  • Grade 7 155
  • Grade 8 152
  • Grade 9 140
  • Grade 10 168
  • Grade 11 152
  • Grade 12 141

By race/ethnicity

  • White 86%
  • Hispanic/Latino 7%
  • Two or more races 4%
  • Black or African American 2%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Asian <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

37% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 648 of 1,732 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 31%
  • Reduced-price lunch 6%

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

$22,822 spent per student on day-to-day operations Kansas median: $15,993 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $17,102
  • Support services $5,142
  • Other (food service, etc.) $578

Where the money comes from

  • Local 51%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 12%

Total revenue $51.6 milliontotal spending $43.8 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)

Town: Distant

Total staff (FTE)

496

District office

1115 E 303rd Street, Paola KS 66071

County

Miami County

Official website

NCES District ID

2010500

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About Paola

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

Welcome to Paola USD 368. The district is an integral part of a progressive community located twenty minutes south of the Kansas City suburban area. The district is home to over 2000 students housed within two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. Paola is a great place to live, where families, businesses, and the community collaborate with the schools to enhance the development of students. This is evident through the following vision, mission, and beliefs of the district: VISION Ensuring Success for All Students MISSION The Paola School District mission is academic success and personal growth for every student.
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