Scott City Lower Elem

Set in Scott City, Kansas, Scott City Lower Elem is a cozy elementary campus, operated by Scott County. It caters to 230 students across grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 27% below typical.

Scott County runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 945 students. Scott City Lower Elem is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Scott City Lower Elem logs that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment; the rest looks like 37% Hispanic. By comparison, Scott County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Scott County indicate the typical household earns roughly $68,839 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Scott City Lower Elem is one of 4 public schools in Scott County (combined enrollment of about 945 students).

Scott City High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Scott City Lower Elem.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 46%: 425 students in 2018 compared to 230 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 48% to 37% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Scott City Lower Elem community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.