Eisenhower Elem

Located at 501 Spruce St., in Independence, Kansas, Eisenhower Elem is a mid-tier elementary school that works with 323 students (grades pre-K through 2), operated by Independence.

Within Independence, which oversees 5 schools and 1,629 students, Eisenhower Elem is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Eisenhower Elem shows that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Eisenhower Elem has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Eisenhower Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household income runs about $55,697, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Montgomery County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,736 students), of which Eisenhower Elem is one.

The closest other public school is Jefferson School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Eisenhower Elem.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 32%: 472 students in 2018 compared to 323 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 63% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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