📍 301 1/2 North 5th Street, Atchison, Atchison County, 66002
Central School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Atchison, Atchison County. The school has 53 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Atchison Public Schools school district. It serves grades 1–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.1:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central School enrolls 53 students across grades 1–12. The student body is 72% male and 28% female. A teaching staff of 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 9.4% Black or African American and 7.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 41 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 7.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 5.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
48 of the school's 53 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 45 qualify for free lunch and 3 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.
Central School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-20, state senate district 1, state house district 63.
Central School is one of 4 schools in Atchison Public Schools, based in Atchison, Kansas. The district serves 1,458 students district-wide and employs 151 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 53 students, Central School is smaller than the district average of about 365 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant