Burrton Elem

Burrton Elem operates as a minimally staffed elementary school in Burrton, Kansas, one of the schools within Burrton. Current enrollment sits at 63 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 80% smaller than typical.

Burrton comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 109 students; Burrton Elem is among them.

Looking at the student body, Burrton Elem records that 79% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.5:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 52% of students at Burrton Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Burrton Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.1%, the actual is 22.6%, a residual of -14.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, Harvey County reports that median household income runs about $74,368, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Burrton Elem is one of 18 public schools in Harvey County (combined enrollment of about 5,012 students).

The closest other public school is Burrton MS/HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Burrton Elem comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 32.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Burrton Elem's enrollment has fell 47% since 2018, when it stood at 120 (now 63). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 today.

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