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Hill City, Kansas - 2 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Graham County #165 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,030 per pupil, Graham County ranks #176 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
419
Total Enrollment
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$14,030
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Graham County operates 2 public schools serving 419 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Graham County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,030 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 30.5% local, 62.6% state, and 6.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #165 of 250 in Kansas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 191.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 16.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.3% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Hill City Elem, enrolling 212 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Hill City Elem accounts for 50.6% of all Graham County student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Graham County a distant remainder — means Graham County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Graham County student-counselor ratio is 192:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Graham County chronic absenteeism rate is 16.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Graham County is typically wider than the Graham County-aggregate figure suggests.
Graham County has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 419 students.
How much does Graham County spend per student?
Graham County spends $14,030 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #165 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of Graham County?
Graham County students are 87.3% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Graham County?
Graham County has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #165 out of 250 districts in Kansas.