At $17,929 per pupil, Northern Valley ranks #55 of 286 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
156
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,929
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Northern Valley operates 3 public schools serving 156 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 Norton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,929 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 286 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.8% local, 59.1% state, and 2.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 6.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.0% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Almena Elem, with a diversity index of 19.1/100.
Its largest campus is Almena Elem, enrolling 78 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Almena Elem accounts for 50.0% of all Northern Valley student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Northern Valley a distant remainder — means Northern Valley-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. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Northern Valley school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Northern Valley school enrollment ranges from 31 students (lowest) to 78 students (highest), a spread of 47 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.
Northern Valley chronic absenteeism rate is 6.9% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Northern Valley has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 156 students.
How much does Northern Valley spend per student?
Northern Valley spends $17,929 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Northern Valley?
Northern Valley students are 92.0% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.