“Kansas ranks ninth among the 50 states on a weighted average of 15 educational indicators, based on the most recent national data.

“Kansas has higher outcomes than the average of all states on all 15 indicators but provided about $1,500 per pupil less in total funding than the U.S. average in 2017, and $500 less per pupil when adjusted for regional cost of living differences.

“Kansas also outperformed groups of “peer” states similar to Kansas in terms of student and adult population demographics and urban/rural distribution; and provided less average funding per pupil than those states.

“This is the fourth year KASB has prepared this report using these criteria. Kansas ranked 10th in 2016 and 2017 and ranked 9th in 2018 and again this year. For all four years, all other states in the top 10 provided more total per pupil funding in both actual dollars and adjusted for regional cost of living differences.”

Originally posted to Facebook 7/7/2019.