Longreach is home to the richest schools in Central West Qld, according to analysis

The data is in and Central West Queensland’s richest and poorest schools have been revealed. Find out where your school sits including how much income per student. See the interactive

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Central West Queensland’s richest school has raked in more than $25.6 million in five years with the total income per student sitting at $27,197 in 2022, the most recent school funding statistics reveal.

An independent analysis of school financial records from the MySchool website have shown the massive amount of money some schools make every year, and how little some schools are forced to scrape by on.

The figures revealed Longreach State High School in Longreach had a higher gross income than any other school in the Central West Queensland region.

The school made a gross income of $25.6 million, according to financial records from the combined past five years.

The school’s income increased by 17 per cent between 2018 and 2022.

Education Minister Grace Grace with Longreach State High School students Hugo, Seth and Aiyahna.

The school with the third highest gross income was Longreach State School, in Longreach, which made $19 million.

Its total gross income per student in 2022 was $19,958.

The figures include all fees, charges and parental contributions as well as State and Federal Government funding and any other private sources over the five years from 2018 to 2022.

It does not include any deductions for capital works or debt servicing.

The analysis does not include special schools or schools that did not have complete financial data in MySchool for one or more of the five years.

The region’s second richest school was Longreach School of Distance Education, in Longreach, which had a gross income of $24.6 million.

Its total gross income per student in 2022 was $28,193.

Stonehenge State School at Stonehenge had the lowest gross income of any school in the Central West Queensland region.

It made just $2.1 million over the five year period.

Its total gross income increased by 26 percent from 2018 to 2022 while the total gross income per student in 2022 was $43,347.

Jundah State School at Jundah had the second lowest gross income of any school in the Central West Queensland region.

It made just $2.3 million over the five year period.

Its total gross income increased by three per cent from 2018 to 2022 while the total gross income per student in 2022 was $48,853.

Muttaburra State School at Muttaburra had the third lowest gross income of any school in the Central West Queensland region.

It made just $2.3 million over the five year period.

Its total gross income increased by 27 per cent from 2018 to 2022 while the total gross income per student in 2022 was $63,913.

RICHEST SCHOOLS IN CENTRAL WEST QUEENSLAND

Longreach State High School: $25.6 million

Longreach School of Distance Education: $24.6 million

Longreach State School: $19 million

Winton State School: $14.1 million

Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School: $12.6 million

St Patrick’s Catholic School: $5.9 million

Bororen State School: $3.6 million

Isisford State School: $2.5 million

Muttaburra State School: $2.3 million

Jundah State School: $2.3 million

POOREST SCHOOLS IN CENTRAL WEST QUEENSLAND

Stonehenge State School: $2.1 million

Jundah State School: $2.3 million

Muttaburra State School: $2.3 million

Isisford State School: $2.5 million

Bororen State School: $3.6 million

St Patrick’s Catholic School: $5.9 million

Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School: $12.6 million

Winton State School: $14.1 million

Longreach State School: $19 million

Longreach School of Distance Education: $24.6 million

Originally published as Longreach is home to the richest schools in Central West Qld, according to analysis