An equity score of 23/100 ranks Hesston #229 of 252 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,840 per pupil, Hesston ranks #270 of 286 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
870
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,840
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hesston operates 3 public schools serving 870 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Harvey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,840 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 29 of 286 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 19.0% local, 74.5% state, and 6.5% 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 23/100, ranked #229 of 252 in Kansas against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 284.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 14.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.0% White, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hesston Elem, with a diversity index of 31.5/100.
Its largest campus is Hesston Elem, enrolling 306 students (36% of the district's total enrollment).
Hesston Elem accounts for 35.2% of all Hesston student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hesston-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Hesston student-counselor ratio is 284:1 — 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 Hesston is typically wider than the Hesston-aggregate figure suggests.
Hesston chronic absenteeism rate is 14.2% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.