Lincoln Elem

Lincoln Elem is one of the tight-knit K-5 schools in McPherson, Kansas, part of McPherson, with 221 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 29% leaner than the state mean of about 313.

McPherson runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,117 students. Lincoln Elem is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Lincoln Elem shows that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Lincoln Elem shows 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, McPherson County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Lincoln Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.1%.

Across the wider county, McPherson County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,851, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across McPherson County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,829 students), Lincoln Elem is one campus in the mix.

McPherson High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lincoln Elem comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.2%.

Lincoln Elem operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Lincoln Elem's enrollment has declined 26% since 2018, when it stood at 299 (now 221). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 80% to 67%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

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