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Neodesha, Kansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Neodesha #62 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,995 per pupil, Neodesha ranks #178 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
777
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,995
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Neodesha operates 3 public schools serving 777 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Wilson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,995 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 15.8% local, 75.0% state, and 9.2% 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 66/100, ranked #62 of 250 in Kansas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 172:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.5% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is North Lawn Elem, with a diversity index of 35.0/100.
Its largest campus is Neodesha High, enrolling 360 students (48% of the district's total enrollment).
Neodesha High accounts for 46.3% of all Neodesha student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Neodesha a distant remainder — means Neodesha-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.
Neodesha school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Neodesha school enrollment ranges from 164 students (lowest) to 360 students (highest), a spread of 196 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Neodesha has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Neodesha student-counselor ratio is 172:1 — 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.
Neodesha chronic absenteeism rate is 19.7% — 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 Neodesha is typically wider than the Neodesha-aggregate figure suggests.