Sedan Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Sedan, Kansas
Sedan Elementary in Sedan, Kansas enrolled 178 students in 2024-25 with 17.4 full-time teachers, 10.2 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). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
199 students in 2022-23, 192 students in 2023-24, 178 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.0 to 17.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 199 | 16.0 | 12.4 |
| 2023-24 | 192 | 15.6 | 12.3 |
| 2024-25 | 178 | 17.4 | 10.2 |
10.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 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 215 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sedan Elementary enrolled 215 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 215 of the 215 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent26.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
79.8% of students were White, 10.1% of two or more races, 5.1% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White79.8%
- Two or more races10.1%
- American Indian5.1%
- Hispanic3.9%
- Black1.1%
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 Sedan Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 | 40‑44% | 30‑34% | 32.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 40‑44% | 25‑29% (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 Sedan Elementary
- Lincoln Memorial ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 16 miles away: 458 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
- Elk Valley ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 18 miles away: 67 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
- Compare Sedan Elementary with Lincoln Memorial ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Chautauqua County Community Unified School District #286 spends per student$16,867 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,867
- The largest public schools in KansasSedan Elementary is the number 564 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#564 of 707
- Kansas schools by students per teacher10.2 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 13.1 for elementary schools.10.2:1
- 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 Sedan Elementary
How many students attend Sedan Elementary?
178 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 199 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sedan, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sedan Elementary?
10.2 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 Sedan Elementary a Title I school?
Sedan Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Sedan Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Sedan Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 Sedan Elementary in?
Chautauqua County Community Unified School District #286, NCES district ID 2011520. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 201152000445 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.