Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School

As a sizable elementary campus in Seneca, Kansas, Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School caters to 509 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Nemaha Central. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School sits 63% bigger than that benchmark.

Nemaha Central runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 751 students. Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest comes out to 6% Hispanic. Compared to Nemaha County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.7%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Nemaha County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,348, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Nemaha County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,884 students), Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Nemaha Central High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 45.6%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School's enrollment has climbed 18% since 2018, when it stood at 432 (now 509). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.