Cottonwood Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Paola, Kansas
Cottonwood Elementary in Paola, Kansas enrolled 379 students in 2024-25 with 27.8 full-time teachers, 13.6 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 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
385 students in 2022-23, 359 students in 2023-24, 379 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.6 to 27.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 385 | 29.6 | 13.0 |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 29.6 | 12.1 |
| 2024-25 | 379 | 27.8 | 13.6 |
13.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 61 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.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cottonwood Elementary enrolled 343 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent15.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
85.8% of students were White, 7.1% Hispanic, 4.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White85.8%
- Hispanic7.1%
- Two or more races4.7%
- Black1.3%
- American Indian0.8%
- Asian0.3%
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 Paola
2 public elementary schools in Paola report 2024-25 enrollment; Cottonwood Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Elementary | 379 | 13.6 | 37.7% |
| Sunflower Elementary | 373 | 12.9 | 33.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Cottonwood Elementary
- Sunflower ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 373 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Trojan ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.8 miles away: 341 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).8.8 mi
- Compare Cottonwood Elementary with Sunflower ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Paola USD 368 spends per student$22,404 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,404
- The largest public schools in KansasCottonwood Elementary is the number 227 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#227 of 707
- Kansas schools by students per teacher13.6 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 13.1 for elementary schools.13.6:1
- 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 Cottonwood Elementary
How many students attend Cottonwood Elementary?
379 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 385 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Paola, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Cottonwood Elementary?
13.6 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.Is Cottonwood Elementary a Title I school?
Cottonwood Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Cottonwood Elementary in?
Paola USD 368, NCES district ID 2010500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 201050001726 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.