Connell Preschool

Among the schools in Connell, Washington, is Connell Preschool, a small elementary school. The latest federal count shows 20 students in pre-K. The average for elementary schools in Washington is about 380 students, so this school is 95% smaller than average.

North Franklin School District runs Connell Preschool along with 8 other schools, enrolling 2,078 students in total.

By race and ethnicity, Connell Preschool is 75% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 25% White. Census figures show Franklin County is about 55% Hispanic.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 20.0:1, with 1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 17.3:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Connell Preschool is 65%.

County data help place the school in context: in Franklin County, median household income is about $86,714, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Franklin County number 43 and enroll about 21,403.

Palouse Junction High School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Connell Preschool is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles.

NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 18%, from 17 to 20. By 2024-25, the school had 20.0 students per teacher, compared with 17.0 in 2020-21.

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