Elementary school (grades K-5) · Kelly, WY

Kelly Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Kelly Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 560583000339
0/100100/10051/100
👥 S:T ratio
69
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
61
📋 Attendance
4
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Kelly Elementary earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% of Wyoming schools.

51
Resource Index · Higher
7.8:1
small classes for Wyoming
39
students enrolled

Kelly Elementary has class sizes smaller than 84% of Wyoming schools. Computed live against every Wyoming school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

39

Wyoming · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

5.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

7.8:1

vs 11.4:1 Wyoming avg

-32% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Kelly Elementary compares with Wyoming and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Kelly Elementary

Kelly Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Kelly, Wyoming, enrolling 39 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 7.8:1 puts it in the smaller third of Wyoming schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 39 puts it in the smaller third of Wyoming schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 347 scored Wyoming schools.

Its student body is led by White (80%) and Two or More (13%) (diversity index 35/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 195 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 38.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Teton County School District #1 also operates Jackson Hole High School (861 students) and Jackson Hole Middle School (664 students) alongside Kelly Elementary.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Kelly Elementary compares

Kelly Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Wyoming and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Wyoming Wyoming avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7.8:1 ▼ 32% 11.4:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 39 top 81% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

7.8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
39
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
7.8:1
students per teacher - 32% below state mean
Top 16% in Wyoming - lower ratio than 84% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
38.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$22,188
per pupil, district-wide - below Wyoming avg of $22,313
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.2 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 79.5%
Two or More 12.8%
Hispanic or Latino 5.1%
Asian 2.6%

Largest group: White at 79.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 34.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 34.8, Kelly Elementary is about as mixed as the Wyoming school average of 33.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Teton County School District #1, which includes Kelly Elementary.

$22,188
Per student
-1%
vs Wyoming
Avg $22,313
+34%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 85.5%
State 7.7%
Federal 6.7%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Kelly Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Jackson Hole High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Jackson Hole Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Munger Mountain Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Jackson Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Colter Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Kelly Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Teton County School District #1 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Wyoming, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Kelly Elementary's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Kelly Elementary

How many students attend Kelly Elementary?

Kelly Elementary has 39 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Kelly, WY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Kelly Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Kelly Elementary is 7.8:1, which is 32% lower than the Wyoming average of 11.4:1 and 50% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kelly Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Kelly Elementary is White at 79.5% of enrollment, in Kelly, WY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Kelly Elementary?

Kelly Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Kelly Elementary a good school?

Kelly Elementary earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% of Wyoming schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Teton County School District #1?

Besides Kelly Elementary, Teton County School District #1 also operates Jackson Hole High School (861 students), Jackson Hole Middle School (664 students), and Munger Mountain Elementary School (355 students). See the Teton County School District #1 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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