Yoder Charter Elem School

Yoder Charter Elem School, a very small elementary-level community in Yoder, Kansas, overseen by Haven Public Schools, educates 93 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 70% smaller than the state mean of about 313.

Yoder Charter Elem School is one of 6 schools operated by Haven Public Schools, a district that instructs 878 students overall.

Demographically, Yoder Charter Elem School lists that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Yoder Charter Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 52% of students at Yoder Charter Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, census data for Reno County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,645 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Yoder Charter Elem School is one of 33 public schools in Reno County (combined enrollment of about 8,909 students).

Nearest neighbor: Little Learners at Yoder, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a low-density site. As a public charter, Yoder Charter Elem School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Yoder Charter Elem School's enrollment has expanded 31% since 2018, when it stood at 71 (now 93). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 100% to 89% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2024.

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