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Horton, Kansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 89/100 ranks South Brown County #1 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,631 per pupil, South Brown County ranks #47 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
548
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,631
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
South Brown County operates 3 public schools serving 548 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Brown County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,631 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 15.4% local, 73.6% state, and 11.0% 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 89/100, ranked #1 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 149:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 37.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.4% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Horton High, with a diversity index of 50.8/100.
Its largest campus is Horton Elem, enrolling 226 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Horton Elem accounts for 41.2% of all South Brown County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means South Brown County-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.
South Brown County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 52.5% 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.
South Brown County student-counselor ratio is 149:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
South Brown County chronic absenteeism rate is 37.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
South Brown County has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 548 students.
How much does South Brown County spend per student?
South Brown County spends $17,631 per student. The district has an equity score of 89/100, ranking #1 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of South Brown County?
South Brown County students are 70.4% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South Brown County?
South Brown County has an equity score of 89/100, ranking #1 out of 250 districts in Kansas.