West Elementary

West Elementary is a modestly sized elementary-level community in Goodland, Kansas, run under Goodland. The school works with 201 students in grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so West Elementary sits 36% leaner than that benchmark.

West Elementary is one of 5 schools operated by Goodland, a district that works with 854 students overall.

On the student-mix side, West Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 58% of students at West Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Sherman County put median household income runs about $61,750, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sherman County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 854 students), of which West Elementary is one.

Goodland Virtual School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around West Elementary.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 212 students in 2018 compared to 201 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 17% to 24%.

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