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Holcomb, Kansas - 5 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Holcomb #155 of 252 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,517 per pupil, Holcomb ranks #223 of 286 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Holcomb operates 5 public schools serving 982 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 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 Finney County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,517 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 286 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.3% local, 66.6% state, and 7.1% 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 44/100, ranked #155 of 252 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 224.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 16.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.8% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Usd 363 Virtual Academy, with a diversity index of 32.0/100.
Its largest campus is Holcomb High, enrolling 265 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Usd 363 Virtual Academy, at 10 students, a 27x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
That concentration means Holcomb-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Holcomb school enrollment ranges from 10 students (lowest) to 265 students (highest), a spread of 255 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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 Holcomb is typically wider than the Holcomb-aggregate figure suggests.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 5 schools in Holcomb.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Holcomb's schools, below the Kansas average of 39.4.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Holcomb High | 265 |
| Holcomb Middle | 227 |
| Wiley Elem | 218 |
| Holcomb Elem 3-5 | 187 |
| Usd 363 Virtual Academy | 10 |
The Kansas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Colby Public Schools | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Goodland | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Garnett | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Scott County | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Holcomb's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Wichita →Holcomb has 5 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 982 students.
Holcomb spends $13,517 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #155 in Kansas.
Holcomb students are 87.8% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Holcomb has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #155 out of 252 districts in Kansas.
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