Dexter Elem

Dexter Elem, a close-knit elementary campus in Dexter, Kansas, run under Dexter, caters to 134 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 57% below typical.

Dexter runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 291 students. Dexter Elem is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Dexter Elem records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Dexter Elem ranks in the top 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 36.8%; Dexter Elem posts 67.8%, +30.9 points above that line.

In the area at large, census data for Cowley County shows median household income runs about $57,878, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Dexter Elem is one of 22 public schools in Cowley County (combined enrollment of about 5,714 students).

Nearest neighbor: Dexter High, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Dexter Elem comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.6%.

Dexter Elem operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dexter Elem has grew 52%, going from 88 students in 2018 to 134 in 2025.

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