School for Blind Elementary

School for Blind Elementary operates as a very small elementary-level community in Kansas City, Kansas, one of the schools within School for Blind. Current enrollment sits at 11 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so School for Blind Elementary sits 96% below that benchmark.

School for Blind Elementary is one of 2 schools operated by School for Blind, a district that works with 38 students overall.

On the student-mix side, School for Blind Elementary lists that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 27% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% Asian. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

On the resource side, On paper, School for Blind Elementary has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 1.7:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Wyandotte County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Wyandotte County put the typical household earns roughly $63,631 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Wyandotte County's 62 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,713 students), School for Blind Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: School for Blind High, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at School for Blind Elementary has ticked up 120%, going from 5 students in 2018 to 11 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 0% to 27% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 5.6:1 in 2018 to 1.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.