For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 167 students in Ness City School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Kansas.
Public Preschool in Ness City School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Kansas public pre school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public preschool average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
2 Schools
563 Schools
# Students
294 Students
176,607 Students
# Teachers
23 Teachers
12,614 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
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 2021-2022 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)
15-19%
29%
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
0.39
0.54
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,212 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
3,690 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
69 Students
34,509 Students
% Hispanic Students
23%
20%
# Black Students
n/a
11,205 Students
% Black Students
n/a
6%
# White Students
219 Students
114,219 Students
% White Students
75%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
397 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
6 Students
11,375 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
34
21,806
# Students in K Grade:
23
26,055
# Students in 1st Grade:
13
25,990
# Students in 2nd Grade:
19
24,957
# Students in 3rd Grade:
18
23,901
# Students in 4th Grade:
19
23,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
21
21,190
# Students in 6th Grade:
20
6,721
# Students in 7th Grade:
14
1,222
# Students in 8th Grade:
17
1,166
# Students in 9th Grade:
29
84
# Students in 10th Grade:
29
74
# Students in 11th Grade:
21
87
# Students in 12th Grade:
17
64
# Ungraded Students:
-
6
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,704 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,908 is less than the state median of $17,019. 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
$14,704
$16,113
Spending / Student
$14,908
$17,019
Best Ness City School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ness City Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
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
| 167 students
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