Council Grove Elementary School

Council Grove Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary school in Council Grove, Kansas, one of the schools within Morris County. The school teaches 318 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Within Morris County, which oversees 3 schools and 762 students, Council Grove Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Council Grove Elementary School reports that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Council Grove Elementary School shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Council Grove Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.7%; this one delivers 35.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Morris County indicate the typical household earns roughly $58,686 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Morris County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 876 students), of which Council Grove Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Council Grove Junior Senior High School, around 0.6 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Council Grove Elementary School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 38.0%.

Council Grove Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Council Grove Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 362 (now 318). Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.