Osawatomie Middle School

Located at 428 Pacific, in Osawatomie, Kansas, Osawatomie Middle School is a cozy 6-8 campus that caters to 195 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Osawatomie. That puts it 51% below the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 402 students.

Within Osawatomie, which oversees 5 schools and 1,021 students, Osawatomie Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Osawatomie Middle School reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Miami County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 69% of students at Osawatomie Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Miami County runs at roughly 36%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Osawatomie Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Miami County put median household earnings sit near $89,000, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Osawatomie Middle School is one of 17 public schools in Miami County (combined enrollment of about 6,529 students).

Nearest neighbor: Osawatomie High, around 0.9 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Osawatomie Middle School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 34.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Osawatomie Middle School has contracted 17%, going from 234 students in 2018 to 195 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 94% to 82%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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