Bucklin Elem

Bucklin Elem is a modestly sized elementary school in Bucklin, Kansas, part of Bucklin. The school teaches 138 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Bucklin Elem sits 56% below that benchmark.

Within Bucklin, which oversees 2 schools and 195 students, Bucklin Elem is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bucklin Elem reports that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 20% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 47% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Bucklin Elem reports 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Bucklin Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Ford County's rate of about 80%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bucklin Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.6%; this one delivers 36.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Ford County indicate median household income runs about $70,781, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Ford County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,836 students), of which Bucklin Elem is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bucklin High, around 0.0 miles off. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bucklin Elem ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.5%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 23%: 180 students in 2018 compared to 138 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 9% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 in 2025.

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