Ruppenthal Middle

Ruppenthal Middle is a public small middle school in Russell, Kansas. There are 188 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 53% below the 402-student average for middle schools in Kansas.

In Russell County, 4 schools enroll a combined 950 students.

By race and ethnicity, Ruppenthal Middle is 85% White. Other groups make up 9% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.

The school lists 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. Statewide, middle schools in Kansas average 12.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 52% of the student body. The average for public schools in Russell County is similar, at 50%.

In the surrounding county, Russell County, median household income comes to about $62,392, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 5 public schools and about 1,075 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Bickerdyke Elem, is about 0.2 miles. There are 3 other public schools within five miles.

Federal data place Ruppenthal Middle in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.

Enrollment in 2023-24 stood at 188, compared with 182 in 2017-18. Federal data show the ratio rising from 9.8:1 to 10.8:1.

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