Top Rankings
Great Bend School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 954 students in Great Bend School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Kansas.
Public High School in Great Bend School District have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the Kansas public high school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 16% (versus the 26% statewide average).
Public High School in Great Bend School District have a Graduation Rate of 92%, which is more than the Kansas average of 87%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Great Bend High School, with 92% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Kansas or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 38% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Kansas public high school average of 37% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
7 Schools
403 Schools
# Students
2,774 Students
163,604 Students
# Teachers
212 Teachers
10,703 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Great Bend 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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 83% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#227 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
31%
Graduation Rate
92%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.55
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
37%
21%
% Black
1%
6%
% White
58%
63%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,515 is higher than the state median of $16,284. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,803 is less than the state median of $17,200. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$49 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$44 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,515
$16,284
Spending / Student
$15,803
$17,200
Best Great Bend School District Public High Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Great Bend High School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2027 Morton
Great Bend, KS 67530
(620) 793-1521
Great Bend, KS 67530
(620) 793-1521
Gr: 9-12 | 954 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 38%
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