Rural Center Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Abilene, Kansas
Rural Center Elementary in Abilene, Kansas enrolled 62 students in 2024-25 with 5.7 full-time teachers, 10.8 students per teacher against the Kansas elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-59% 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 rose 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
55 students in 2022-23, 66 students in 2023-24, 62 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.7 to 5.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 55 | 5.7 | 9.6 |
| 2023-24 | 66 | 6.2 | 10.6 |
| 2024-25 | 62 | 5.7 | 10.8 |
10.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 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 185 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rural Center Elementary enrolled 61 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 185 of the 61 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent10.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.7% of students were White, 4.8% Black, 3.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White88.7%
- Black4.8%
- Two or more races3.2%
- Hispanic1.6%
- American Indian1.6%
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 Rural Center Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-59% 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 | 40‑59% | 34% | 32.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | under 50% | 30% (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.
Elementary schools in Abilene
5 public elementary schools in Abilene report 2024-25 enrollment; Rural Center Elementary is number 5 by size.
| 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 Rural Center Elementary
- McKinley ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 8.1 miles away: 196 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).8.1 mi
- Dwight D. Eisenhower ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.8 miles away: 218 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).8.8 mi
- Compare Rural Center Elementary with McKinley ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Chapman Unified School District 473 spends per student$13,398 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,398
- The largest public schools in KansasRural Center Elementary is the number 684 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#684 of 707
- Kansas schools by students per teacher10.8 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 13.1 for elementary schools.10.8:1
- 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 Rural Center Elementary
How many students attend Rural Center Elementary?
62 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 55 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Abilene, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Rural Center Elementary?
10.8 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 Rural Center Elementary a Title I school?
Rural Center Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Rural Center Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Rural Center Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-59% 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 Rural Center Elementary in?
Chapman Unified School District 473, NCES district ID 2004620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200462001251 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.