Spring Grove Primary Center

Spring Grove Primary Center is an elementary school of cozy scale in Galena, Kansas, part of Galena, caters to 229 students in grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Spring Grove Primary Center sits 27% below that benchmark.

Galena comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 825 students; Spring Grove Primary Center is among them.

On the student-mix side, Spring Grove Primary Center shows that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment; the rest consists of 18% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Spring Grove Primary Center lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Spring Grove Primary Center higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cherokee County indicate the typical household earns roughly $57,668 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Cherokee County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,647 students), of which Spring Grove Primary Center is one.

Galena Virtual School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Spring Grove Primary Center.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 14%: 200 students in 2018 compared to 229 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 85% to 71%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.