South Central Elementary School

South Central Elementary School, a rural-scale elementary-level community in Protection, Kansas, overseen by Comanche County, serves 121 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 61% below the state mean of about 313.

Within Comanche County, which oversees 3 schools and 322 students, South Central Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, South Central Elementary School reports that nearly all students (81%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 17% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 95% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, South Central Elementary School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting South Central Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, South Central Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Kansas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 31.7%; actual is 61.6%, +29.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Comanche County put median household earnings sit near $54,545, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. South Central Elementary School is one of 3 public schools in Comanche County (combined enrollment of about 322 students).

South Central Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Central Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 33.0%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Central Elementary School has ticked down 36%, going from 190 students in 2018 to 121 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 9% to 17%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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