Palco Jr. High
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Palco, Kansas
Palco Jr. High in Palco, Kansas enrolled 12 students in 2024-25 with 3.1 full-time teachers, 3.9 students per teacher against the Kansas middle-school median of 12.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 39%
14 students in 2022-23, 15 students in 2023-24, 12 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.2 to 3.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 14 | 2.2 | 6.3 |
| 2023-24 | 15 | 2.8 | 5.3 |
| 2024-25 | 12 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
3.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 Kansas middle schools
Among the 220 Kansas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for middle 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 Palco Jr. High enrolled 16 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent14.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
100.0% of students were White in 2024-25.
- White100.0%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Palco Jr. High scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20% or less | 20‑29% | 32.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | under 50% | 11‑19% (2021-22) | 31.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Palco Jr. High
- Hays Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 28 miles away: 726 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).28 mi
- Compare Palco Jr. High with Hays Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Palco spends per student$19,598 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,598
- The largest public schools in KansasPalco Jr. High is the number 220 by size of 220 Kansas middle schools open in 2024-25.#220 of 220
- Kansas schools by students per teacher3.9 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 12.9 for middle schools.3.9:1
- 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 Palco Jr. High
How many students attend Palco Jr. High?
12 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 14 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Palco, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Palco Jr. High?
3.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for middle schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Palco Jr. High a Title I school?
Palco Jr. High ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Palco Jr. High do on state tests?
The students tested at Palco Jr. High scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Palco Jr. High in?
Palco, NCES district ID 2010470. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 201047000396 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.