Little River Junior High

Little River Junior High, a rural-scale middle-grades school in Little River, Kansas, run under Little River, caters to 33 students, covering grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 402 students each, so Little River Junior High sits 92% below that benchmark.

Little River runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 291 students. Little River Junior High is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Little River Junior High logs that nearly all students (97%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 3% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

On the income-and-resources front, Little River Junior High lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.6:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Rice County (around 58%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Little River Junior High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.1%; this one delivers 56.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Rice County shows the typical household earns roughly $63,925 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Rice County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,434 students), of which Little River Junior High is one.

The closest other public school is Little River High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Little River Junior High at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 43.1%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Little River Junior High has edged down 40%, going from 55 students in 2018 to 33 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 in 2025.

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