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Norton, Kansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Norton Community Schools #186 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,074 per pupil, Norton Community Schools ranks #221 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
698
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,074
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Norton Community Schools operates 3 public schools serving 698 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $13,074 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 22.7% local, 71.1% state, and 6.2% 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 38/100, ranked #186 of 250 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.
a 321.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 13.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.2% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Norton Jr High, with a diversity index of 15.6/100.
Its largest campus is Eisenhower Elem, enrolling 424 students (60% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Norton Jr High, at 96 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Eisenhower Elem accounts for 60.5% of all Norton Community Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Norton Community Schools a distant remainder — means Norton Community Schools-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.
Norton Community Schools school enrollment varies 4.4× across entities
Norton Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 96 students (lowest) to 424 students (highest), a spread of 328 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.
Norton Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 322:1 — 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 Norton Community Schools is typically wider than the Norton Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Norton Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 13.0% — 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.
Norton Community Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 698 students.
How much does Norton Community Schools spend per student?
Norton Community Schools spends $13,074 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #186 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of Norton Community Schools?
Norton Community Schools students are 92.2% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Norton Community Schools?
Norton Community Schools has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #186 out of 250 districts in Kansas.