Frankfort Elem

Frankfort Elem operates as a tight-knit elementary campus in Frankfort, Kansas, overseen by Vermillion. Current enrollment sits at 185 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 41% leaner than the state mean of about 313.

Across the 4 schools in Vermillion (644 students total), Frankfort Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Frankfort Elem shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Marshall County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Frankfort Elem has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Marshall County (around 45%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Frankfort Elem is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 49.5%; this one delivers 65.0%, a residual of +15.5 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Marshall County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,419, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Frankfort Elem is one of 9 public schools in Marshall County (combined enrollment of about 1,643 students).

The closest other public school is Frankfort High, roughly 0.0 miles away. On composite proficiency, Frankfort Elem comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 47.8%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Frankfort Elem's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 182 (now 185). White enrollment moved from 97% to 91% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.