McKinley Elem

Located at 112 N Rogers, in Abilene, Kansas, McKinley Elem is a modestly sized elementary campus that serves 196 students (grades 2 through 3), operated by Abilene. Enrollment runs roughly 37% below the state mean of about 313.

Across the 6 schools in Abilene (1,476 students total), McKinley Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, McKinley Elem logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school reports 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Dickinson County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 47% of students at McKinley Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, McKinley Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.5%, the actual is 42.3%, a residual of +2.8 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Dickinson County put the typical household earns roughly $68,417 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Dickinson County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,530 students), McKinley Elem is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), McKinley Elem ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 30.3%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. McKinley Elem's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 238 (now 196). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.