Royster Middle School

Royster Middle School operates as a reasonably sized 6-8 campus in Chanute, Kansas, operated by Chanute Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 389 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Royster Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by Chanute Public Schools, a district that hosts 1,569 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Royster Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Royster Middle School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Royster Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Neosho County reports that median household earnings sit near $56,618, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Neosho County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,406 students), Royster Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Chanute Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Royster Middle School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 30.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Royster Middle School's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 472 (now 389). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 85% to 76%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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