Wichita County Elementary

Set in Leoti, Kansas, Wichita County Elementary is a tight-knit elementary-level community, operated by Leoti. It caters to 221 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Wichita County Elementary sits 29% leaner than that benchmark.

Wichita County Elementary is one of 2 schools operated by Leoti, a district that hosts 408 students overall.

On demographics, Wichita County Elementary lists that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 38% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wichita County Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 37.5%; Wichita County Elementary posts 63.3%, +25.8 points above that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Wichita County shows median household income runs about $79,063, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wichita County's 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 408 students), Wichita County Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Wichita County Junior-Senior High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. On composite proficiency, Wichita County Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 34.4%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 8%: 241 students in 2018 compared to 221 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 46% to 38% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.