Central Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Wamego, Kansas

Central Elementary in Wamego, Kansas enrolled 357 students in 2024-25 with 27.4 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Kansas elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%

407 students in 2022-23, 394 students in 2023-24, 357 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.7 to 27.4.

Students enrolled at Central Elementary by school year2022-23: 407, 2023-24: 394, 2024-25: 35702004006002022-234072023-243942024-25357
Students enrolled at Central Elementary by school year2022-23: 407, 2023-24: 394, 2024-25: 35702004006002022-234072023-243942024-25357
Students enrolled at Central Elementary by school year2022-23: 407, 2023-24: 394, 2024-25: 35702004006002022-234072023-243942024-25357
Students enrolled at Central Elementary by school year2022-23: 407, 2023-24: 394, 2024-25: 35702004006002022-234072023-243942024-25357
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340731.712.8
2023-2439430.013.1
2024-2535727.413.1

13.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 of every 100 Kansas elementary schools

Among the 703 Kansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Central Elementary 13.1; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCentral Elementary 13.1state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Central Elementary 13.1; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCentral Elementary 13.1state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Central Elementary 13.1; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCentral Elementary 13.1state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Central Elementary 13.1; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCentral Elementary 13.1state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 383 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central Elementary enrolled 383 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 383 of the 383 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent14.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

88.0% of students were White, 5.6% of two or more races, 5.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White88.0%
  2. Two or more races5.6%
  3. Hispanic5.0%
  4. Black1.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Wamego

2 public elementary schools in Wamego report 2024-25 enrollment; Central Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Central Elementary35713.129.1%
West Elementary35317.227.2%

All public schools in Wamego →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Central Elementary

  1. West ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 353 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. St George ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.5 miles away: 374 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.5 mi
  3. Compare Central Elementary with West ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wamego spends per student$15,528 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,528
  5. The largest public schools in KansasCentral Elementary is the number 272 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#272 of 707
  6. Kansas schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 13.1 for elementary schools.13.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Central Elementary

  1. How many students attend Central Elementary?
    357 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 407 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wamego, KS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary?
    13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Central Elementary a Title I school?
    Central Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Central Elementary in?
    Wamego, NCES district ID 2000003. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200000301607 are the district's.

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
  • 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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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