Simpson Elem

As a tight-knit K-5 school in Russell, Kansas, Simpson Elem instructs 173 students from grades pre-K through 1, operated by Russell County. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 45% below typical.

Russell County runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 950 students. Simpson Elem is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Simpson Elem shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%); the rest comes out to 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 49% of students at Simpson Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Russell County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,392 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Russell County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,075 students), Simpson Elem is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Russell Junior-Senior High, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Simpson Elem.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Simpson Elem has edged up 12%, going from 155 students in 2018 to 173 in 2025.

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