Troy Elem

Troy Elem, a compact K-5 school in Troy, Kansas, part of Troy Public Schools, serves 165 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 47% leaner than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Troy Elem is one of 2 schools operated by Troy Public Schools, a district that serves 315 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Troy Elem logs that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Doniphan County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Troy Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.5%; this one delivers 48.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Doniphan County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $74,028 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Doniphan County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,340 students), of which Troy Elem is one.

The closest other public school is Troy High and Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Troy Elem ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.2%.

Troy Elem operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 28%: 228 students in 2018 compared to 165 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.