Erie Elementary

As a compact K-5 school in Erie, Kansas, Erie Elementary hosts 182 students from grades pre-K through 4, run under Erie-Galesburg. Enrollment runs roughly 42% leaner than the state mean of about 313.

Erie Elementary is one of 3 schools operated by Erie-Galesburg, a district that serves 438 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Erie Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Neosho County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Erie Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Erie Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Neosho County reports that median household income runs about $56,618, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Neosho County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,406 students), Erie Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Erie High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Erie Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 34.0%.

Erie Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Erie Elementary's enrollment has shrank 27% since 2018, when it stood at 248 (now 182). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

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