Eisenhower Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Independence, Kansas
Eisenhower Elementary in Independence, Kansas enrolled 323 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 11.5 students per teacher against the Kansas elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
391 students in 2022-23, 353 students in 2023-24, 323 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 28.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 391 | 30.0 | 13.0 |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 31.0 | 11.4 |
| 2024-25 | 323 | 28.0 | 11.5 |
11.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 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).
One counselor per 424 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Eisenhower Elementary enrolled 424 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 424 of the 424 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions17
- Chronically absent18.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
62.8% of students were White, 17.0% Hispanic, 13.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White62.8%
- Hispanic17.0%
- Two or more races13.3%
- Black4.6%
- American Indian1.5%
- Asian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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 Independence
2 public elementary schools in Independence report 2024-25 enrollment; Eisenhower Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson School | 356 | 13.7 | 71.3% |
| Eisenhower Elementary | 323 | 11.5 | 68.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Eisenhower Elementary
- Jefferson SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 356 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Lincoln Central ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 9.3 miles away: 268 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).9.3 mi
- Compare Eisenhower Elementary with Jefferson SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Independence spends per student$12,690 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,690
- The largest public schools in KansasEisenhower Elementary is the number 331 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#331 of 707
- Kansas schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 13.1 for elementary schools.11.5:1
- 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 Eisenhower Elementary
How many students attend Eisenhower Elementary?
323 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 391 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Independence, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Eisenhower Elementary?
11.5 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 Eisenhower Elementary a Title I school?
Eisenhower Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Eisenhower Elementary in?
Independence, NCES district ID 2007650. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200765001711 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.