Winfield Scott Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Fort Scott, Kansas
Winfield Scott Elementary in Fort Scott, Kansas enrolled 311 students in 2024-25 with 30.4 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 34% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%
469 students in 2022-23, 442 students in 2023-24, 311 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.5 to 30.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 469 | 36.5 | 12.8 |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 33.5 | 13.2 |
| 2024-25 | 311 | 30.4 | 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 413 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Winfield Scott Elementary enrolled 413 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 413 of the 413 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent19.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.4% of students were White, 10.3% of two or more races, 3.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White80.4%
- Two or more races10.3%
- Hispanic3.9%
- Black2.9%
- Asian1.6%
- American Indian1.0%
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.
Elementary schools in Fort Scott
2 public elementary schools in Fort Scott report 2024-25 enrollment; Winfield Scott Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Ware Elementary | 361 | 11.7 | 54.3% |
| Winfield Scott Elementary | 311 | 10.2 | 63.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Winfield Scott Elementary
- Eugene Ware ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 361 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- West Bourbon ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 14 miles away: 263 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
- Compare Winfield Scott Elementary with Eugene Ware ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Fort Scott spends per student$14,109 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,109
- The largest public schools in KansasWinfield Scott Elementary is the number 355 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#355 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 Winfield Scott Elementary
How many students attend Winfield Scott Elementary?
311 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 469 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fort Scott, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Winfield Scott 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 Winfield Scott Elementary a Title I school?
Winfield Scott Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Winfield Scott Elementary in?
Fort Scott, NCES district ID 2006180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200618000147 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.