Regular local school district · Seward County
Kismet-Plains School District, KS: schools, enrollment and spending
Kismet-Plains School District runs 3 public schools with 575 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 10.3 students per teacher is 3.5 lower than the Kansas figure of 13.8.Listed in NCES data as "Kismet-Plains".
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 575
- Teachers (FTE)
- 56
- Students per teacher
- 10.3
- KS: 13.8 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 17222 Mustang Drive, Kismet, KS 67859
- Phone
- (620)563-7103
- County
- Seward County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2008190
- State district ID
- KS-D0483
- Total staff (FTE)
- 114
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 3.0
Students per teacher compared
This district10.3
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 (608), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $10.3 million
- Federal revenue
- $808,000
- State revenue
- $7.3 million
- Local revenue
- $2.2 million
- Total spending
- $10.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,617
- Salaries
- $5.4 million53.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 7.8%
- State: 71.0%
- Local: 21.2%
Kansas overall
- Federal: 8.8%
- State: 63.6%
- Local: 27.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,617
Kansas$16,437
United States$16,826
Schools in Kismet-Plains School District
By level: 1 high, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Kismet Elementary | Elementary | PK to 2 | 152 | 11.7 |
| Plains Elementary | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 113 | 8.7 |
| Southwestern Heights Junior/Senior High | High | 6 to 12 | 310 | 11.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Seward County
- Liberal School District 4,654 students
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.