| | Ness City, KS | Bucklin, KS | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $16,238 | $12,768 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $14,458 | $11,677 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $8,264 | $6,735 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 9.37 | 17.62 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 533 | 477 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 426 | 486 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.6% | 2.3% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 90.7% | 93.2% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 27.0% | 37.9% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.9% | 17.6% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 25.7% | 22.3% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 5.4% | 7.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 0.9% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |