Southeast Elementary School

Southeast Elementary School is one of the cozy elementary campuss in Weir, Kansas, run under Cherokee, with 149 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Southeast Elementary School sits 52% leaner than that benchmark.

Cherokee runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 429 students. Southeast Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Southeast Elementary School lists that nearly all students (87%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Cherokee County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Southeast Elementary School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cherokee County (around 61%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Southeast Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 25.9%; this one delivers 43.7%, a residual of +17.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cherokee County indicate median household income runs about $57,668, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Cherokee County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,647 students), of which Southeast Elementary School is one.

Southeast Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Southeast Elementary School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 31.7%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Southeast Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 178 (now 149). Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

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