Total enrollment
597
+224 (+60%) vs SY 2017-18
2 schools in West Elk
Kansas · 597 students · 1 city
Public-school families inside West Elk pick from 2 campuses serving the district's roughly 597 K-12 students.
7-year change in West Elk
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
2
+1 (+100%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
75%
was 82%
% Hispanic
13%
was 12%
% Black
5%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Elk Schools | Howard | Combined | PK-12 | 371 |
| West Elk Virtual Academy | Howard | Combined | KG-12 | 226 |
About West Elk
As a compact district in Kansas, West Elk hosts 597 students across 2 schools.
On a per-school basis, West Elk runs about 299 students per campus, 16% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 355.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment grew 60%: 373 students in SY 2017-18 versus 597 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 1 to 2 across the same 7-year window. The White share of public-school enrollment shrank from 82% to 75%.
On allk12, the community for West Elk discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.