Grinnell Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 71 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 other, 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 65 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Gove County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,914 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 36.1% local, 55.5% state, and 8.4% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $166,364 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts.
a 307.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 23.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.6% White, 11.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Grinnell Grade School accounts for 66.2% of all Grinnell Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Grinnell Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. 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.
Grinnell Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 307:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Grinnell Public Schools is typically wider than the Grinnell Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Grinnell Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 23.0% — 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 Grinnell Public Schools is typically wider than the Grinnell Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.