Prairie Hills
Public school district · Nemaha County · Kansas · NCES district ID 2000350
Prairie Hills spent $13,728 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 55% of the other Kansas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,446). Its 5 schools enrolled 953 students in 2024-25; 58.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,311 per student, up 11.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Kansas: 88%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Kansas districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Prairie Hills in enrollment (1,029 to 1,131 students) and Prairie Hills itself.
Where the money came from
$16,851,000 in revenue: 58.3% state, 31.3% local and 10.4% federal. Total spending including $3,337,000 of capital outlay was $18,111,000, or $16,958 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$9,827,000 58%
- Local$5,278,000 31%
- Federal$1,746,000 10%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 83 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
1,068 students in 2022-23, 925 students in 2023-24, 953 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,068 | 87.0 | 12.3 |
| 2023-24 | 925 | 75.3 | 12.3 |
| 2024-25 | 953 | 82.5 | 11.5 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$4,470,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,185 per student
Prairie Hills booked $4,470,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 94 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $47,660 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 9 in 100 Kansas districts with a figure (state median $57,761, 260 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Kansas teacher salary at $54,815 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $4,114,000 | 92.0% |
| Vocational | $356,000 | 8.0% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,657 in 2018-19, $3,819 in 2019-20, $4,079 in 2020-21, $4,115 in 2021-22, $4,185 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Prairie Hills scored proficient or above: 40% in reading and 38% in math, against 32.5% in reading and 29.4% in math across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Kansas | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 40% | 32.5% | 529 |
| Math | 38% | 29.4% | 528 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
95% or more of the 75 students in Prairie Hills' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Kansas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Kansas | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% or more | 88% |
| Students in the class | 75 | 36,783 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
2 elementary schools, 514 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabetha Elementary School | 401 | 13.7 | 28.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Axtell Elementary School | 113 | 9.8 | 25.7% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 middle school, 173 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabetha Middle School | 173 | 13.2 | 27.2% | Eligible, no program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
2 high schools, 266 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabetha High School | 217 | 9.4 | 22.6% | Not Title I |
| Axtell High | 49 | 8.8 | 14.3% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
2 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Wetmore Elementary
School in Wetmore; 90 students; 10.8 students per teacher.
Wetmore High
High school in Wetmore; 34 students; 6.7 students per teacher.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Prairie Hills
- Website: usd113.org
- Phone: (785) 284-2175
- Office: 1619 S. Old Hwy 75, Sabetha, KS 66534
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Prairie Hills
- Kansas districts by spending per studentPrairie Hills ranks 38 of 83 Kansas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,728).#38 of 83
- Every school district in KansasPrairie Hills is the number 80 by size of 290 Kansas districts, with 1,068 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#80 of 290
- NickersonThe next larger Kansas district: 1,089 students in fall 2022, $14,068 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,068
- OsawatomieThe next smaller Kansas district: 1,063 students in fall 2022, $16,089 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,089
- Compare Prairie Hills with NickersonEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Sabetha High School, its largest high school217 students in 2024-25, 9.4 per teacher.217
- Teacher salary spending across KansasPrairie Hills spent $47,660 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $57,761); spending, not a salary.$47,660
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Prairie Hills
How many schools and students are in Prairie Hills?
5 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high), enrolling 953 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Prairie Hills spend per student?
$13,728 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Kansas median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,446 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,311 per student, up 11.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Prairie Hills' money come from?
$16,851,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 58.3% state, 31.3% local and 10.4% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Prairie Hills live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 68 of the 1,117 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Prairie Hills spend on teacher salaries?
$4,470,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,185 per student. Divided by the 94 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $47,660 per teacher, more than 9 in 100 Kansas districts (state median $57,761). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Kansas teacher salary at $54,815 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Prairie Hills do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Prairie Hills scored proficient or above: 40% in reading and 38% in math, against 32.5% in reading and 29.4% in math across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Prairie Hills?
95% or more of the 75 students in Prairie Hills' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Kansas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Prairie Hills' NCES district ID?
2000350. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25