Kismet Elem

Set in Kismet, Kansas, Kismet Elem is a small elementary-level community, part of Kismet-Plains. It instructs 152 students across grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 51% leaner than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Kismet Elem is one of 3 schools operated by Kismet-Plains, a district that works with 575 students overall.

Demographically, Kismet Elem reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%; the rest looks like 31% White. Compared to Seward County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Kismet Elem shows 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, Seward County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,827, about 11% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Seward County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,115 students), Kismet Elem is one campus in the mix.

Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.4 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Kismet Elem's enrollment has edged up 16% since 2018, when it stood at 131 (now 152).

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.