Everest Middle

As a rural-scale 6-8 campus in Everest, Kansas, Everest Middle works with 151 students from grades 5 through 8, operated by South Brown County. That puts it 62% leaner than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 402 students.

Everest Middle is one of 3 schools operated by South Brown County, a district that hosts 524 students overall.

Demographically, Everest Middle reports that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 11% Native American, 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Brown County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Everest Middle shows 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Everest Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.4%; this one delivers 27.4%.

In the broader community, Brown County reports that median household earnings sit near $62,233, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Brown County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,474 students), of which Everest Middle is one.

Horton Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Everest Middle comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 39.0%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Everest Middle's enrollment has contracted 14% since 2018, when it stood at 176 (now 151). White enrollment moved from 61% to 74% across the same window.

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