Humboldt Elementary School

As a mid-sized elementary-level community in Humboldt, Kansas, Humboldt Elementary School educates 342 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Humboldt.

Humboldt Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Humboldt, a district that hosts 1,013 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Humboldt Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Humboldt Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Humboldt Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.6%; this one delivers 36.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Allen County) records that median household income runs about $60,689, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Allen County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,464 students), Humboldt Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Humboldt Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Humboldt Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 26.9%.

Humboldt Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Humboldt Elementary School's enrollment has increased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 296 (now 342). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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