Kennedy Elem

Kennedy Elem is an average-sized elementary school in Abilene, Kansas, run under Abilene. The school educates 276 students in grades pre-K through 1.

Abilene comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,476 students; Kennedy Elem is among them.

Demographically, Kennedy Elem records that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

On the resource side, On paper, Kennedy Elem has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Kennedy Elem higher than the state norm the norm. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Dickinson County) logs that median household earnings sit near $68,417, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Kennedy Elem is one of 19 public schools in Dickinson County (combined enrollment of about 3,530 students).

Abilene High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Kennedy Elem's enrollment has rose 17% since 2018, when it stood at 235 (now 276). White enrollment moved from 89% to 80% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

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