Fort Scott Preschool Center

Fort Scott Preschool Center is one of the minimally staffed elementary-level communitys in Fort Scott, Kansas, part of Fort Scott, with 109 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Fort Scott Preschool Center sits 65% below that benchmark.

Fort Scott Preschool Center is one of 5 schools operated by Fort Scott, a district that instructs 1,731 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Fort Scott Preschool Center lists that nearly all students (84%) are White; the rest comes out to 9% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Fort Scott Preschool Center higher than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bourbon County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Bourbon County put median household earnings sit near $59,238, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bourbon County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,172 students), Fort Scott Preschool Center is one campus in the mix.

Fort Scott Sr High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Fort Scott Preschool Center.

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

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.