Wiley Elem

Wiley Elem operates as an intimate elementary-level community in Holcomb, Kansas, overseen by Holcomb. Current enrollment sits at 218 students spanning grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 30% below the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Within Holcomb, which oversees 5 schools and 907 students, Wiley Elem is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Wiley Elem logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder reads as 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 50%.

Looking at school resources, Wiley Elem records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Finney County runs at roughly 73%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Finney County put median household income runs about $73,009, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Finney County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,939 students), of which Wiley Elem is one.

The closest other public school is Holcomb Elem 3-5, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wiley Elem has fell 14%, going from 254 students in 2018 to 218 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 47% to 2%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Wiley Elem community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.