Lyons Park Elementary

As a close-knit elementary campus in Lyons, Kansas, Lyons Park Elementary serves 166 students from grades pre-K through 2, run under Lyons. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 47% below typical.

Lyons runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 692 students. Lyons Park Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lyons Park Elementary records that 55% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 40% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Lyons Park Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 67% of students at Lyons Park Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Rice County (around 58%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, Rice County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,925, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Rice County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,434 students), of which Lyons Park Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lyons Central Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Lyons Park Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 31%: 239 students in 2018 compared to 166 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Lyons Park Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.