Herington Elem

Herington Elem is a low-enrollment elementary school in Herington, Kansas, part of Herington. The school instructs 186 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Herington Elem sits 41% smaller than that benchmark.

Herington comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 414 students; Herington Elem is among them.

Looking at the student body, Herington Elem shows that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Dickinson County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Herington 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 26.7%; this one delivers 49.7%, a residual of +23.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, Dickinson County reports that median household income runs about $68,417, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dickinson County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,530 students), Herington Elem is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Herington High, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Herington Elem. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Herington Elem ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 33.9%.

Herington Elem operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 22%: 239 students in 2018 compared to 186 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 83% to 73% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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