Enrollment
183
Combined
DISTRICT 282 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRE·NCES 200894002012
Centre
2374 310th Street, Lost Springs, KS 66859 · (785) 983-4321 · Marion County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL183 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.6:1 · STATE 49.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
103 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 10 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 12 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (16).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
57.5%
KS avg 44.5% . +8.1pp since 2023
Math
54.8%
KS avg 38.8% . +16.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.5% | 54.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 38.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Centre
Centre's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre this school | 183 | 56.3% | 46.3% |
| Fairfield Schools Langdon | 268 | 49.6% | 27.0% |
| West Elk Schools Howard | 371 | 67.9% | 34.5% |
| Satanta Elem Satanta | 128 | 64.8% | 36.2% |
| Pawnee Heights Rozel | 109 | 33.9% | 50.6% |
| Rolla JH/HS (6-12) Rolla | 50 | 66.0% | 38.4% |
Matched among Kansas K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Centre ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 183 | #3 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
183
-432 (-70%) vs 2020
-33% since 2010-11, when it was 275
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
was 27.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 183 | 24 | 7.6:1 | 56% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 196 | 22.8 | 8.6:1 | 48% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 198 | 23.7 | 8.3:1 | 44% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 615 | 22 | 27.9:1 | 12% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 22 | 25.3:1 | 21% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 29% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 275 | 23 | 12.0:1 | 49% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centre.
Since 2017-18: students down 67% (556 to 183); teachers up 9% (22 to 24).
About Centre
Centre is a low-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels in Lost Springs, Kansas. There are 183 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 12. On average, combined schools in Kansas enroll around 353, and this school is 48% below that mark.
Centre is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
A large majority of enrollment at Centre is White, at 87%. The rest of enrollment is 11% Hispanic. The diversity index for Centre is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 24 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 7.6:1. The gap from the 49.0:1 average for combined schools in Kansas is 41.4 students per teacher. On the income side, 56% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 44% average for public schools in Marion County, the school's rate is higher.
On BeatsExpectations, Centre is 11.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kansas schools.
The school is in Marion County, where median household income comes to about $64,695, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Marion County's 11 public schools enroll about 2,153 students and include Centre.
Among nearby public schools, Kansas Online Learning Program is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. On state test proficiency, Centre ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Federal counts for Centre: 615 students in 2020-21, 183 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. The ratio was 27.9:1 in 2020-21 and 7.6:1 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Centre. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,754
Census ACS
Median income
$64,695
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,153 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lost Springs
- Kansas Online Learning ProgramCombined · 380 students
Nearby schools
- Kansas Online Learning Program0.0 mi · 380
- Herington Middle Sch11.3 mi · 87
- Herington High11.3 mi · 141
- Herington Elem11.3 mi · 186
- Marion Elem12.3 mi · 238
- Marion High12.6 mi · 159
Frequently asked questions
About CentreHow large is Centre?
Centre enrolls approximately 183 students in grades PK-12.
Is Centre an elementary, middle, or high school?
Centre is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Centre?
Approximately 7.6:1 students per teacher at Centre.
How diverse is Centre?
Centre reports a student body of 87% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Centre?
Centre is overseen by Centre in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.