Enrollment
178
Elementary
DISTRICT 180 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAUTAUQUA CO COMMUNITY·NCES 201152000445
Sedan Elem
404 N Sherman, Sedan, KS 67361 · (620) 725-5611 · Chautauqua County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
107 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sedan Elem→Sedan High
Based on grade levels within Chautauqua Co Community. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
73.8%
KS avg 44.5% . +31.6pp since 2023
Math
69.7%
KS avg 38.8% . +24.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 32 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Kansas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
178
-57 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 12.4:1
% White
80%
was 82%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Sedan Elem
Sedan Elem is an elementary school of compact scale in Sedan, Kansas, run under Chautauqua Co Community, educateing 178 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 43% below the state mean of about 313.
Chautauqua Co Community comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 360 students; Sedan Elem is among them.
On the student-mix side, Sedan Elem shows that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 10% multiracial, 5% Native American, 4% Hispanic. Compared to Chautauqua County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Sedan Elem has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, Sedan Elem ranks in the top 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 33.4%; Sedan Elem posts 56.5%, +23.0 points above that line.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Chautauqua County put the typical household earns roughly $56,438 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Chautauqua County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 488 students), Sedan Elem is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Sedan High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sedan Elem at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 39.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 24%: 235 students in 2018 compared to 178 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.
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Chautauqua County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,370
Census ACS
Median income
$56,438
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
488 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Sedan High0.0 mi · 182
- Lincoln Memorial Elem16.0 mi · 458
- Caney Valley Charter Academy16.1 mi · 5
- Caney Valley High16.1 mi · 335
- Cedar Vale High17.5 mi · 63
- Cedar Vale Elem17.5 mi · 65
Frequently asked questions
About Sedan ElemHow many students attend Sedan Elem?
Sedan Elem enrolls approximately 178 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sedan Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sedan Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sedan Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sedan Elem is approximately 10.2:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sedan Elem?
At Sedan Elem, the student body is approximately 80% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is Sedan Elem public or private?
Sedan Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chautauqua Co Community.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.