Regular local school district · Barton County
Great Bend School District, KS: schools, enrollment and spending
Great Bend School District runs 7 public schools with 2,999 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.7 students per teacher is 1.1 lower than the Kansas figure of 13.8.Listed in NCES data as "Great Bend".
At a glance
- Schools
- 7
- Students
- 2,999
- Teachers (FTE)
- 237
- Students per teacher
- 12.7
- KS: 13.8 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1809 24th, Great Bend, KS 67530
- Phone
- (620)793-1500
- County
- Barton County
- Locale
- Town: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2006660
- State district ID
- KS-D0428
- Total staff (FTE)
- 512
- School counselors (FTE)
- 4.0About 750 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 9.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.7
Kansas13.8
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,900), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $48.6 million
- Federal revenue
- $5.4 million
- State revenue
- $28.8 million
- Local revenue
- $14.4 million
- Total spending
- $43.8 million
- Spending per pupil
- $15,116
- Salaries
- $24.9 million56.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 11.1%
- State: 59.2%
- Local: 29.7%
Kansas overall
- Federal: 8.8%
- State: 63.6%
- Local: 27.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$15,116
Kansas$16,437
United States$16,826
Schools in Great Bend School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Eisenhower Elementary | Elementary | PK to 6 | 343 | 13.2 |
| Great Bend High School | High | 9 to 12 | 923 | 13.6 |
| Great Bend Middle School | Middle | 7 to 8 | 438 | 10.7 |
| Jefferson Elementary | Elementary | PK to 6 | 297 | 14.8 |
| Lincoln Elementary | Elementary | PK to 6 | 275 | 15.3 |
| Park Elementary | Elementary | PK to 6 | 304 | 15.2 |
| Riley Elementary | Elementary | PK to 6 | 296 | 12.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Barton County
- Central Plains School District 1,225 students
- Hoisington School District 752 students
- Ellinwood Public Schools 430 students
- Barton Co Coop. Program of Special Services
More in Kansas
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.