📍 321 6th Street, Wetmore, Nemaha County, 66550
Wetmore Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wetmore, Nemaha County. The school has 90 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Prairie Hills school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8. The school employs 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Wetmore Elementary enrolls 90 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.3% Two or more races and 3.3% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 83 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
50 of the school's 90 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 45 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The school's NCES locale classification is Rural, Remote. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-2, state senate district 1, state house district 62.
Wetmore Elementary is one of 7 schools in Prairie Hills, based in Sabetha, Kansas. The district serves 953 students district-wide and employs 93 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 90 students, Wetmore Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 136 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote