Total enrollment
4,261
+2 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Emporia
Kansas · 4,261 students · 1 city
Emporia, Kansas runs 8 public K-12 schools today, teaching approximately 4,261 students across 6 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Emporia
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Emporia ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #101 of 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,261 | #23 of 156 | #2,277 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #24 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #123 of 154 | #4,699 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 62.8% | #27 of 156 | #2,559 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #16 of 85 | #2,003 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Emporia
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from Timmerman Elementary at 48.2% proficient to Logan Ave Elem at 17.9%, a gap of 30.3 points. That is the 30th widest gap among 60 Kansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 4,726 to 4,261 students (down 10%) and from 335 to 297 full-time teachers (down 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emporia High | Emporia | High | 09-12 | 1,494 |
| Emporia Middle School | Emporia | Middle | 06-08 | 843 |
| Village Elem | Emporia | Elementary | PK-05 | 401 |
| Riverside Elementary | Emporia | Elementary | PK-05 | 385 |
| Timmerman Elementary | Emporia | Elementary | PK-05 | 370 |
| Walnut Elem | Emporia | Elementary | PK-05 | 312 |
| W A White Elem | Emporia | Elementary | PK-05 | 248 |
| Logan Ave Elem | Emporia | Elementary | PK-05 | 208 |
About Emporia
Emporia runs 8 public schools across Kansas, collectively serveing roughly 4,261 students.
For a sense of the school types, Emporia is made up of 6 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 533 in this district, meaningfully above the Kansas typical of 355.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 4,259 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,261 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Emporia discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.