Garnett Elementary School

Garnett Elementary School operates as a reasonably sized primary school in Garnett, Kansas, part of Garnett. Current enrollment sits at 401 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Garnett Elementary School sits 28% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Garnett (925 students total), Garnett Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Garnett Elementary School reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Anderson County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Garnett Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Anderson County (around 56%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Garnett Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.1%; this one delivers 43.2%.

Around the school, Anderson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,614 per year, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Anderson County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,188 students), of which Garnett Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Anderson County Jr/Sr High School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Garnett Elementary School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 37.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Garnett Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 480 (now 401). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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