Ashland Elem

Located at 210 W 7th, in Ashland, Kansas, Ashland Elem is a tiny elementary campus that instructs 83 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Ashland. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 73% below typical.

Across the 3 schools in Ashland (189 students total), Ashland Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ashland Elem shows that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Native American, 2% Asian. By comparison, Clark County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Ashland Elem logs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Clark County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Ashland Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.7%; this one delivers 50.2%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Clark County) reports that median household income runs about $63,043, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Clark County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 433 students), Ashland Elem is one campus in the mix.

Ashland Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Ashland Elem comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.8%.

Ashland Elem operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 34%: 125 students in 2018 compared to 83 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 82% to 66%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.