Enrollment
122
High
DISTRICT 139 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NESS CITY·NCES 200993000500
Ness City High
200 N 5th, Ness City, KS 67560 · (785) 798-3991 · Ness County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL122 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of Kansas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
46 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 22 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 25 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 25 | 20% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ness City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
42.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 42.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 17.9% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ness City High
Ness City High's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ness City High this school | 122 | 37.7% | 37.0% |
| Ingalls High School/Junior High Ingalls | 114 | 36.8% | 52.1% |
| St John High St. John | 141 | 41.8% | 25.7% |
| Linn High Linn | 66 | 33.3% | 24.3% |
| Argonia High Argonia | 84 | 36.9% | 27.0% |
| Kinsley Jr/Sr High School Kinsley | 135 | 44.4% | 24.9% |
Matched among Kansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ness City High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #55 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #80 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #82 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 122 | #237 of 332 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #171 of 263 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
122
-28 (-19%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 114
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 11.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 122 | 15.6 | 7.8:1 | 38% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 120 | 12.3 | 9.8:1 | 46% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 127 | 12 | 10.6:1 | 50% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 150 | 13 | 11.5:1 | 52% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 150 | 15.8 | 9.5:1 | 44% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 158 | 17 | 9.3:1 | 37% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 166 | 17 | 9.8:1 | 27% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 127 | 14 | 9.1:1 | 20% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 114 | 13 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ness City High.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (150 to 122); teachers down 2% (15.8 to 15.6).
About Ness City High
Ness City, Kansas, is home to Ness City High, a small high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 122 students in grades 7 through 12. Against the 410-student average for high schools in Kansas, enrollment here is 70% lower.
Ness City High is part of Ness City, where 2 schools serve 277 students.
Roughly 75% of students at Ness City High are White. Other groups include 22% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 7.8 students per teacher. That is 4.0 students per teacher below the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 38% of students. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Ness County is 10 points.
The allk12 Grade for Ness City High is A-. Compared with Kansas public high schools, the school scored higher than 76% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.1% for Ness City High. The school posts 37.0%, 7.2 points below the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Ness County show that the median household income is $68,616, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Besides Ness City High, Ness County has 4 other public schools.
Ness City Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Ness City High ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 19% from 2020-21, when Ness City High had 150 students, to 2024-25, when it had 122. The ratio was 11.5:1 in 2020-21 and 7.8:1 in 2024-25.
The Ness City High community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Ness County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,653
Census ACS
Median income
$68,616
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Ness City Elem0.1 mi · 155
- Western Plains South Elem/Jr High11.0 mi · 31
- Western Plains North Elem13.0 mi · 62
- Western Plains High13.0 mi · 34
- Hodgeman County Elementary25.5 mi · 176
- Hodgeman County High25.6 mi · 109
Frequently asked questions
About Ness City HighHow many students attend Ness City High?
Ness City High enrolls approximately 122 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Ness City High serve?
Ness City High serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ness City High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ness City High is approximately 7.8:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ness City High?
Student demographics at Ness City High are roughly 75% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Ness City High in?
Ness City High is part of Ness City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.