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Ness City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 160 students in Ness City School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public elementary schools in Kansas.
Public Elementary School in Ness City School District have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the Kansas public elementary school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 38% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public elementary school average of 37% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,001 Schools
# Students
303 Students
320,855 Students
# Teachers
27 Teachers
23,456 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Ness City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#249 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
36%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.39
0.56
# American Indian Students
n/a
2,277 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
8,753 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
72 Students
66,949 Students
% Hispanic Students
24%
21%
# Black Students
n/a
21,321 Students
% Black Students
n/a
7%
# White Students
227 Students
200,944 Students
% White Students
75%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
784 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
4 Students
19,827 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
35
19,305
# Students in K Grade:
18
33,605
# Students in 1st Grade:
18
33,149
# Students in 2nd Grade:
17
33,906
# Students in 3rd Grade:
20
34,043
# Students in 4th Grade:
20
34,679
# Students in 5th Grade:
22
34,673
# Students in 6th Grade:
10
35,760
# Students in 7th Grade:
14
26,874
# Students in 8th Grade:
23
27,191
# Students in 9th Grade:
29
1,652
# Students in 10th Grade:
21
1,663
# Students in 11th Grade:
20
1,862
# Students in 12th Grade:
35
2,020
# Ungraded Students:
1
473
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,267 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,220. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,465 is less than the state median of $17,133. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,267
$16,220
Spending / Student
$14,465
$17,133
Best Ness City School District Public Elementary Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ness City Elementary School
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
500 E Chestnut
Ness City, KS 67560
(785) 798-2222
Ness City, KS 67560
(785) 798-2222
Grades: PK-6
| 160 students
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