📍 200 N 5th, Ness City, Ness County, 67560
Ness City High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ness City, Ness County. The school has 127 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ness City school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ness City High enrolls 127 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 83 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 3.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
64 of the school's 127 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 54 qualify for free lunch and 10 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 High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 33, state house district 117.
Ness City High 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 127 students, Ness City High is close to the district average of about 139 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote