Wichita, KS

Kids in Wichita

Public-school enrollment and staffing from NCES, plus bedrooms, childcare and how educated the adults already here are. This is not a GreatSchools ranking.

Public-school students: 109,808; NCES CCD 2024-2025, regular and charter districts in this metro.
Pupil–teacher ratio: 14.3; 7,696 teachers across 31 districts and 235 schools.
Districts / schools: 31 / 235; Open regular, component and charter LEAs geocoded to this CBSA.

Bedrooms you set: 1; A household this size usually wants a studio.
Childcare in this setup: $0; No kids under 5 in the current household, so this is $0.
Leftover with current kids: $2,589; After tax, rent and everything else.

Largest public school districts

The 12 biggest open regular and charter districts geocoded to the Wichita metro, ranked by students enrolled. District websites are the direct source for enrollment boundaries, calendars and programs.

District	City	Students	Schools	Pupil–teacher
Wichita	Wichita	46,073	81	14.3
Andover	Andover	9,460	11	22.6
Maize	Maize	8,067	12	13.7
Derby	Derby	7,416	13	14.9
Goddard	Goddard	6,346	12	15
Haysville	Haysville	5,465	9	14.8
Valley Center Pub Sch	Valley Center	3,177	7	14
Newton	Newton	2,965	8	11.9
Circle	Towanda	2,122	6	14
Renwick	Andale	1,989	6	13.3
Augusta	Augusta	1,933	5	12.7
El Dorado	El Dorado	1,815	6	13.7

Wichita
Wichita
Students
46,073
Schools
81
Pupil–teacher
14.3
Andover
Andover
Students
9,460
Schools
11
Pupil–teacher
22.6
Maize
Maize
Students
8,067
Schools
12
Pupil–teacher
13.7
Derby
Derby
Students
7,416
Schools
13
Pupil–teacher
14.9
Goddard
Goddard
Students
6,346
Schools
12
Pupil–teacher
15
Haysville
Haysville
Students
5,465
Schools
9
Pupil–teacher
14.8
Valley Center Pub Sch
Valley Center
Students
3,177
Schools
7
Pupil–teacher
14
Newton
Newton
Students
2,965
Schools
8
Pupil–teacher
11.9
Circle
Towanda
Students
2,122
Schools
6
Pupil–teacher
14
Renwick
Andale
Students
1,989
Schools
6
Pupil–teacher
13.3
Augusta
Augusta
Students
1,933
Schools
5
Pupil–teacher
12.7
El Dorado
El Dorado
Students
1,815
Schools
6
Pupil–teacher
13.7

Source: NCES CCD 2024–25, LEA directory, membership and staff files. Pupil–teacher is students divided by reported teacher FTE.

Public schools by level

Primary: 132; Elementary grades
Middle: 46; Middle or junior high
High: 49; Secondary grades
Other: 8; K–12, ungraded, alternative

235 open public schools in the NCES CCD 2024–25 school directory, grouped by the level NCES assigns from grades offered.

Where the Wichita metro sits

Roughly the core of the Wichita, KS metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.

School photos and ratings need a Google Places or GreatSchools key we don't ship; the district websites above are the direct source.

If this were a family of four

Two adults, two kids, one under five, three bedrooms: leftover in Wichita would be $613 a month, with $1,014 going to childcare. Run that household on the paycheck page →

Enrollment and staffing: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-2025, joined to metros with NCES EDGE LEA geocodes. Childcare is a national baseline scaled by this metro's cost index — not a daycare quote. No test-score rankings.