Cunningham Elem

Set in Cunningham, Kansas, Cunningham Elem is a tiny elementary school, one of the schools within Cunningham. It works with 109 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Cunningham Elem sits 65% below that benchmark.

Cunningham comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 226 students; Cunningham Elem is among them.

On demographics, Cunningham Elem logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Kingman County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Cunningham Elem has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kingman County (around 48%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Cunningham Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.8%; this one delivers 51.4%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Kingman County shows median household income runs about $59,842, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kingman County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,091 students), of which Cunningham Elem is one.

Cunningham High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, Cunningham Elem comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Cunningham Elem's enrollment has edged down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 119 (now 109). Class-load math has tightened: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Cunningham Elem typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.