📍 500 E Chestnut, Ness City, Ness County, 67560
Ness City Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ness City, Ness County. The school has 167 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ness City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ness City Elem enrolls 167 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 136 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
63 of the school's 167 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 47 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ness City Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 33, state house district 117.
Ness City Elem is one of 2 schools in Ness City, based in Ness City, Kansas. The district serves 277 students district-wide and employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 167 students, Ness City Elem is larger than the district average of about 139 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote