Fort Scott Middle School

Fort Scott Middle School is one of the moderately sized middle-grades schools in Fort Scott, Kansas, overseen by Fort Scott, with 372 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Across the 5 schools in Fort Scott (1,731 students total), Fort Scott Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Fort Scott Middle School shows that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Fort Scott Middle School lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. Roughly 58% of students at Fort Scott Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Fort Scott Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.9%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Bourbon County) reports that median household income runs about $59,238, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Bourbon County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,172 students), Fort Scott Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fort Scott Sr High, roughly 0.8 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fort Scott Middle School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 43.0%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 14%: 431 students in 2018 compared to 372 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

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