Sikeston Kindergarten Ctr.

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Sikeston, Missouri

Sikeston Kindergarten Ctr. in Sikeston, Missouri enrolled 403 students in 2024-25 with 29.8 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the Missouri elementary-school median of 12.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

362 students in 2022-23, 362 students in 2023-24, 403 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.4 to 29.8.

Students enrolled at Sikeston Kindergarten Ctr. by school year2022-23: 362, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 40302004006002022-233622023-243622024-25403
Students enrolled at Sikeston Kindergarten Ctr. by school year2022-23: 362, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 40302004006002022-233622023-243622024-25403
Students enrolled at Sikeston Kindergarten Ctr. by school year2022-23: 362, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 40302004006002022-233622023-243622024-25403
Students enrolled at Sikeston Kindergarten Ctr. by school year2022-23: 362, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 40302004006002022-233622023-243622024-25403
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336228.412.7
2023-2436233.710.7
2024-2540329.813.5

13.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 of every 100 Missouri elementary schools

Among the 1,199 Missouri elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 13.5; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 13.5; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 13.5; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 13.5; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 12.3U.S. 14.6

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 421 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sikeston Kindergarten Ctr. enrolled 421 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 421 of the 421 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent14.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.8% of students were White, 32.5% Black, 7.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White53.8%
  2. Black32.5%
  3. Two or more races7.2%
  4. Hispanic5.2%
  5. Asian0.7%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%

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 Sikeston

5 public elementary schools in Sikeston report 2024-25 enrollment; Sikeston Kindergarten Ctr. is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Sikeston Kindergarten Ctr.40313.5100.0%
Lee Hunter Elementary36915.0100.0%
Wing Elementary35913.2100.0%
Southeast Elementary25011.6100.0%
Scott Co. Central Elementary19411.1100.0%

All public schools in Sikeston →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sikeston Kindergarten Ctr.

  1. Lee Hunter ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 369 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Wing ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 359 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Sikeston Kindergarten Ctr. with Lee Hunter ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sikeston Public Schools spends per student$11,901 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,901
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriSikeston Kindergarten Ctr. is the number 375 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#375 of 1,203
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.3 for elementary schools.13.5:1
  7. 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 Sikeston Kindergarten Ctr.

  1. How many students attend Sikeston Kindergarten Ctr.?
    403 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 362 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sikeston, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sikeston Kindergarten Ctr.?
    13.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for elementary schools is 12.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sikeston Kindergarten Ctr. a Title I school?
    Sikeston Kindergarten Ctr. ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Sikeston Kindergarten Ctr. in?
    Sikeston Public Schools, NCES district ID 2928260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 292826001738 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