Goessel Elem

Goessel Elem is an one-room-style elementary campus in Goessel, Kansas, run under Goessel. The school teaches 118 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Goessel Elem sits 62% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Goessel (272 students total), Goessel Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Goessel Elem lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Goessel Elem has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Goessel Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Goessel Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Marion County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,695 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Marion County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,153 students), of which Goessel Elem is one.

Nearest neighbor: Goessel High, around 0.5 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Goessel Elem comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 43.3%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Goessel Elem has edged down 17%, going from 142 students in 2018 to 118 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 93% to 87%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

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