For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 120 students in Ness City School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Kansas.
Public High School in Ness City School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Kansas public high school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 26% statewide average).
Public High School in Ness City School District have a Graduation Rate of 90%, which is more than the Kansas average of 88%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Ness City High School, with ≥90% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Kansas or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public high school average of 37% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
2 Schools
403 Schools
# Students
280 Students
163,604 Students
# Teachers
24 Teachers
10,703 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#235 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)33%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.37
0.55
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
20%
21%
% Black
n/a
6%
% White
77%
63%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,439 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,654 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,439
$16,276
Spending / Student
$15,654
$17,192
Best Ness City School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ness City High School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
200 N 5th
Ness City, KS 67560
(785) 798-3991
Ness City, KS 67560
(785) 798-3991
Grades: 7-12
| 120 students
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