Kennedy Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Abilene, Kansas
Kennedy Elementary in Abilene, Kansas enrolled 276 students in 2024-25 with 16.5 full-time teachers, 16.7 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 rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
267 students in 2022-23, 234 students in 2023-24, 276 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.0 to 16.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 267 | 16.0 | 16.7 |
| 2023-24 | 234 | 16.0 | 14.6 |
| 2024-25 | 276 | 16.5 | 16.7 |
16.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 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 177 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kennedy Elementary enrolled 177 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 177 of the 177 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent10.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.1% of students were White, 14.5% Hispanic, 4.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White80.1%
- Hispanic14.5%
- Two or more races4.7%
- Black0.7%
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 Abilene
5 public elementary schools in Abilene report 2024-25 enrollment; Kennedy Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Elementary | 276 | 16.7 | 37.3% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary | 218 | 15.9 | 44.0% |
| McKinley Elementary | 196 | 13.1 | 37.2% |
| Blue Ridge Elementary | 71 | 10.2 | 26.8% |
| Rural Center Elementary | 62 | 10.8 | 25.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Kennedy Elementary
- Dwight D. Eisenhower ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 218 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- McKinley ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 196 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare Kennedy Elementary with Dwight D. Eisenhower ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Abilene Public Schools spends per student$12,652 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,652
- The largest public schools in KansasKennedy Elementary is the number 418 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#418 of 707
- Kansas schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 13.1 for elementary schools.16.7:1
- 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 Kennedy Elementary
How many students attend Kennedy Elementary?
276 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 267 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Abilene, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Kennedy Elementary?
16.7 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 Kennedy Elementary a Title I school?
Kennedy Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Kennedy Elementary in?
Abilene Public Schools, NCES district ID 2003180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200318001060 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.