Latest round of school security grants: Where the money went

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The Kansas Board of Education has doled out $5 million in security grants approved by the Legislature last session.

The state received proposals from 188 districts totaling about $14.4 million for the program, which has been funded by the Legislature since 2018.

The money can only be used for security infrastructure, security technology, communications for security, new school resource officers and Narcan kits that can be used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

The grants have a dollar-for-dollar match requirement.

The money was distributed based on $15.10 per pupil or actual dollars requested, whichever was lower.

Specific details about what each school district requested for the money was not immediately available because of concern that school security might be compromised.

But the state Department of Education provided a general summary of what was sought.

In the 21 districts with an enrollment of more than 3,500 students that applied for grant funding, this is what was requested:

  • Fifteen applied for funding to address secure entrances for a total of $5.1 million.
  • Fourteen applied for funding to address security technology for a total of $1.3 million.
  • Five applied to add one or more school resource officers for a total request of about $200,000.
  • Nine applied for improved communication systems with local emergency management and law enforcement for a total request of about $661,000.
  • Four applied for funding for Narcan kits for a total request of  $11,250.

Here is what each district received….

Allen County

District: Marmaton
Amount requested: $30,771
Amount received: $3,933

District: Humboldt
Amount requested: $28,985
Amount received: $9,460

Anderson County

District: Garnett
Amount requested: $21,265
Amount received:  $13,937

District: Crest
Amount requested: $25,000
Amount received:  $3,607

Atchison County

District: Atchison Public Schools
Request: $64,973
Amount received: $22,068

District: Atchison County Community Schools
Request: $27,500
Amount received: $7,421

Barber County

District: Barber County North
Amount requested: $16,500
Amount received: $6,894

District: South Barber
Amount requested: $30,500
Amount received: $3,050

Barton County

District: Ellinood Public Schools
Amount received: $16,699
Amount received: $6,464

District: Great Bend
Amount received: $337,500
Amount received: $42,546

Bourbon County

District: Fort Scott
Amount requested: $36,640
Amount received: $26,527

District: Uniontown
Amount requested: $49,864
Amount received: $6,885

Brown County

District: Hiawatha
Amount requested: $22,750
Amount received: $13,069

Butler County

District: Andover
Amount requested: $64,365
Amount received: $64,365

District: Bluestem
Amount requested: $24,669
Amount received: $7,680

District: Circle
Amount requested: $31,877
Amount received: $30,314

District: Augusta
Amount requested: $13,150
Amount received: $13,150

District: El Dorado
Amount requested: $35,000
Amount received: $26,726

District: Flinthills
Amount requested: $292,500
Amount received: $4,100

District: Rose Hill
Amount requested: $39,500
Amount received: $24,028

District: Remington-Whitewater
Amount requested: $24,000
Amount received: $6,946

District: Douglas Public Schools
Amount requested: $7,095
Amount received: $7,095

Chase County

District: Chase County
Amount requested: $3,400
Amount received: $3,400

Chautauqua County

District: Cedar Vale
Amount requested: $10,100
Amount received: $2,046

District: Chautauqua County Community Schools
Amount requested: $12,500
Amount received: $5,551

Cherokee County

District: Riverton
Amount requested: $21,000
Amount received: $10,253

District: Columbus
Amount requested: $26,956
Amount received: $13,650

District: Galena
Amount requested: $18,000
Amount received: $11,168

District: Baxter Springs
Amount requested: $22,500
Amount received: $12,012

Cheyenne County

District: Cheylin
Amount requested: $7,202
Amount received: $2,220

Clark County

District: Ashland
Amount requested: $65,000
Amount received: $2,816

Clay County

District: Clay County
Amount requested:  $80,876
Amount received: $19,554

Cloud County

District: Concordia
Amount requested: $25,000
Amount received: $16,422

Coffey County

District: LeRoy-Gridley
Amount requested: $25,000
Amount received: $2,363

Cowley County

District: Arkansas City
Amount requested: $65,000
Amount received: $40,860

Crawford County

District: Northeast
Amount requested: $37,500
Amount received: $6,861

District: Cherokee
Amount requested: $182,364
Amount received: $6,697

District: Frontenac Public Schools
Amount requested: $42,750
Amount received: $13,484

District: Girard
Amount requested: $10,000
Amount received: $10,000

Dickinson County

District: Solomon
Amount requested: $14,500
Amount received: $5,459

District: Rural Vista
Amount requested: $67,805
Amount received: $3,866

District: Herington
Amount requested: $70,000
Amount received: $6,274

Doniphan County

District: Riverside
Amount requested: $5,900
Amount received: $5,900

District: Troy Public Schools
Amount requested: $11,308
Amount received: $4,622

District: Donipahn West
Amount requested: $114,400*
Amount received: $5,386

Douglas County

District: Baldwin City
Amount requested: $40,000
Amount received: $19,421

District: Eudora
Amount requested: $105,000
Amount received: $24,617

District: Lawrence
Amount requested: $299,000
Amount received: $150,702

Edwards County

District: Kinsley-Offerle
Amount requested: $13,760
Amount received: $4,160

Ellis County

District: Victoria
Amount requested: $2,500
Amount received: $2,500

District: Hays
Amount requested: $47,611
Amount received: $47,487

Elk County

District: Elk Valley
Amount requested: $40,000
Amount received: $1,518

Ellsworth County

District: Central Plains
Amount requested: $19,505
Amount received: $7,361

District: Ellsworth
Amount requested: $35,312
Amount received: $9,711

Finney County

District: Garden City
Amount requested: $300,000
Amount received: $102,505

Ford County

District: Spearville
Amount requested: $12,000
Amount received: $4,832

District: Bucklin
Amount requested: $27,173
Amount received: $3,222

Franklin County

District: Central Heights
Amount requested: $6,000
Amount received: $6,000

District: Wellsville
Amount requested: $28,250
Amount received: $11,883

District: West Franklin
Amount requested: $37,500
Amount received: $8,954

District: Ottawa
Amount requested: $10,001
Amount received:$10,001

Geary County

District: Geary County Schools
Amount requested: $211,000
Amount received: $110,691

Gove County

District: Quinter Public Schools
Amount requested: $12,232
Amount received: $4,646

District: Wheatland
Amount requested: $42,517
Amount received: $1,653

District: Grinnell Public Schools
Amount requested: $5,708
Amount received: $914

Gray County

District: Cimarron-Ensign
Amount requested: $7,000
Amount received: $7,000

District: Ingalls
Amount requested: $5,000
Amount received: $3,473

Greenwood County

District: Eureka
Amount requested: $29,500
Amount received: $8,025

Harper County

District: Attica
Amount requested: $21,256
Amount received: $2,531

Chaparral Schools
Amount requested: $41,000
Amount received: $11,817

Harvey County

District: Newton
Amount requested: $39,987
Amount received: $39,987

District: Hesston
Amount requested: $45,585
Amount received: $13,054

District: Sedgwick Public Schools
Amount requested: $12,471
Amount received: $7,482

District: Burrton
Amount requested: $65,000
Amount received: $2,363

Haskell

District: Sublette
Amount requested: $9,608
Amount received: $5,706

District: Satanta
Amount requested: $41,199
Amount received: $3,420

Jackson County

District: North Jackson
Amount requested: $85,667
Amount received: $5,646

District: Holton
Amount requested: $35,000
Amount received: $15,441

District: Royal Valley
Amount requested: $8,075
Amount received: $8,075

Jefferson County

District: Valley Falls
Amount requested: $11,470
Amount received: $5,693

District: Jefferson County North
Amount requested: $15,500
Amount received: $6,402

District: Jefferson West
Amount requested: $90,750
Amount received: $12,344

District: Oskaloosa Public Schools
Amount requested: $41,000
Amount received: $8,115

District: McLouth
Amount requested: $20,000
Amount received: $6,531

District: Perry Public Schools
Amount requested: $45,357
Amount received: $11,088

Johnson County

District: Blue Valley
Amount requested: $500,000
Amount received: $329,326

District: Spring Hill
Amount requested: $177,888
Amount received: $55,385

District: Gardner-Edgerton
Amount requested: $69,105
Amount received: $69,105

District: De Soto
Amount requested: $390,525
Amount received: $110,017

District: Olathe
Amount requested: $492,000
Amount received: $425,588

Kearny County

District: Lakin
Amount requested: $74,750
Amount received: $9,519

Kingman County

District: Kingman-Norwich
Amount requested: $66,400
Amount received: $12,987

District: Cunningham
Amount requested: $10,453
Amount received: $3,080

Labette County

District: Oswego
Amount requested: $25,000
Amount received: $7,331

Lane County

District: Healy Public Schools
Amount requested: $2,500
Amount received: $566

Leavenworth County

District: Fort Leavenworth
Amount requested: $88,700
Amount received: $23,791

District: Leavenworth
Amount requested: $157,560
Amount received: $52,604

District: Basehor-Linwood
Amount requested: $95,000
Amount received: $42,013

District: Tonganoxie
Amount requested: $54,280
Amount received: $28,732

District: Lansing
Amount requested: $82,000
Amount received: $38,999

District: Easton
Amount requested: $9,500
Amount received: $9,412

Lincoln County

District: Lincoln
Amount requested: $10,000
Amount received: $4,771

Linn County

District: Jayhawk
Amount requested: $10,758
Amount received: $8,302

Logan County

District: Oakley
Amount requested: $25,227
Amount received: $6,431

Lyon County

District: North Lyon County
Amount requested: $8,274
Amount received: $4,990

District: Southern Lyon County
Amount requested: $17,939
Amount received: $7,637

Marion County
District: Centre
Amount requested: $12,500
Amount received: $2,680

District: Peabody-Burns
Amount requested: $25,000
Amount received: $2,997

Marshall County

District: Marysville
Amount requested: $1,500
Amount received: $1,500

District: Vermillion
Amount requested: $3,000
Amount received: $3,000

District: Valley Heights
Amount requested: $105,000
Amount received: $5,949

McPherson County

District: McPherson
Amount requested:  $225,000
Amount received: $33,758

Meade County

District: Fowler
Amount requested: $35,008
Amount received: $1,019

Miami County

District: Paola
Amount requested: $10,260
Amount received: $10,260

District: Louisburg
Amount requested: $57,500
Amount received: $25,618

Mitchell County

District: Waconda
Amount requested: $114,500
Amount received: $4,654

Montgomery County

District: Caney Valley
Amount requested: $100,000
Amount received: $11,379

District: Coffeyville
Amount requested: $24,778
Amount received: $24,632

District: Independence
Amount requested: $79,000
Amount received: $28,008

District: Cherryvale
Amount requested: $37,250
Amount received: $10,2007

Morton County

District: Elkhart
Amount requested: $9,750
Amount received: $5,856

Nemaha County

District: Prairie Hills
Amount requested: $9,893
Amount received: $9,893

District: Nemaha Central
Amount requested: $25,000
Amount received: $10,743

Neosho County

District: Erie-Galesburg
Amount requested: $60,000
Amount received: $6,047

District: Chanute Public Schools
Amount requested: $150,000
Amount received: $26,160

Ness County

District: Ness City
Amount requested: $55,605
Amount received: $4,086

Western Plains
Amount requested: $20,000
Amount received: $1,669

Osage County

District: Osage City
Amount requested: $38,464
Amount received: $10,230

District: Lyndon
Amount requested: $150,050
Amount received: $6,040

District: Santa Fe Trail
Amount requested: $40,500
Amount received: $15,371

District: Burlingame
Amount requested: $16,000
Amount received: $4,308

District: Marais Des Cygnes Valley
Amount requested: $50,000
Amount received: $2,914

Pawnee County

District: Ft. Larned
Amount requested: $50,656
Amount received: $12,348

District: Pawnee Heights
Amount requested: $4,000
Amount received: $1,995

Ottawa County

District: North Ottawa County
Amount requested: $15,000
Amount received: $9,368

District: Twin Valley
Amount requested: $94,080
Amount received: $8,765

Pottawatomie County

District: Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton
Amount requested: $65,000
Amount received: $4,678

District: Wamego
Amount requested: $153,366
Amount received: $23,888

District: Kaw Valley
Amount requested: $23,027
Amount received: $15,553

Pratt County

District: Pratt
Amount requested: $25,000
Amount received: $16,415

District: Skyline Schools
Amount received: $19,000
Amount requested: $5,443

Reno County

District: Hutchinson Public Schools
Amount requested: $80,000
Amount received: $59,151

District: Nickerson
Amount requested: $10,000
Amount received: $10,000

District: Fairfield
Amount requested: $4,250
Amount received: $4,054

District: Pretty Prairie
Amount requested: $105,000
Amount received: $4,430

District: Haven Public Schools
Amount requested: $7,000
Amount received: $7,000

District: Buhler
Amount: $62,500
Amount received: $39,929

Republic County
District:  Pike Valley
Amount requested: $20,000
Amount received: $3,166

Rice County

District:  Little River
Amount requested: $9,750
Amount received: $4,167

District: Sterling
Amount requested: $30,000
Amount received: $6,946

Riley County

District: Manhattan-Ogden
Amount requested: $91,500
Amount received: $91,500

Rooks County

District: Palco
Amount requested: $14,450
Amount received: $1,344

District: Plainville
Amount requested:  $27,955
Amount received: $5,806

District: Stockton
Amount requested: $37,639
Amount received: $3,924

Rush County

District: Otis-Bison
Amount requested: $25,059
Amount received: $3,112

Russell County

District: Russell County
Amount requested: $30,869
Amount received: $11,435

Saline County

District: Salina
Amount requested: $22,936
Amount received: $22,936

District: Southeast of Saline
Amount requested: $2,320
Amount received: $2,320

District: Ell-Saline
Amount requested: $47,650
Amount received: $6,244

Scott County

District: Scott County
Amount requested: $15,380
Amount received: $13,972

Sedgwick County

District: Wichita
Amount requested: $1.5 million
Amount received: $669,005

District: Derby
Amount requested: $237,500
Amount received: $103,742

District: Maize
Amount requested: $207,834
Amount received: $110,848

District: Renwick
Amount requested: $25,000
Amount received: $25,000

Seward County

District: Kismet-Plains
Amount requested: $19,500
Amount received: $8,584

Shawnee County

District: Seaman
Amount requested: $13,850
Amount received: $13,850

District: Silver Lake
Amount requested: $2,300
Amount received: $2,300

District: Auburn Washburn
Amount requested: $169,000
Amount received: $89,740

District: Shawnee Heights
Amount requested: $85,500
Amount received: $54,701

District: Topeka Public Schools
Amount requested: $1.9 million
Amount received: $182,292

Sherman County

District: Goodland
Amount requested: $62,500
Amount received: $13,469

Stafford County

District: Stafford
Amount requested: $11,550
Amount received: $3,825

Sumner County

District: Wellington
Amount requested: $33,316
Amount received: $22,083

District: Oxford
Amount requested:$34,000
Amount received: $5,939

District: South Haven
Amount requested: $13,750
Amount received: $3,008

Thomas County

District: Colby Public Schools
Amount requested: $20,000
Amount received: $14,201

Wabaunsee County

District: Wabaunsee
Amount requested: $7,500
Amount received: $5,851

District: Mission Valley
Amount requested: $158,750
Amount received: $6,731

Wallace County

District: Wallace County Schools
Amount requested: $20,000
Amount received: $2,763

Washington County

District: Barnes
Amount requested: $127,458
Amount received: $5,647

Wilson County 

District: Altoona-Midway
Amount requested: $46,703
Amount received: $2,106

District: Neodesha
Amount requested: $26,640
Amount received: $10,993

District:  Fredoni*
Amount requested: $24,042
Amount received: $9,618

Woodson County 

District: Woodson
Amount requested: $12,200
Amount received: $5,798

Wyandotte County

District: Kansas City
Amount requested: $305,900
Amount received: $305,253

District: Turner
Amount requested: $125,000
Amount received: $56,044

District: Bonner Springs
Amount requested: $50,500
Amount received: $35,696

District: Piper
Amount requested: $39,500
Amount received: $39,500