📍 902 1400 Avenue, Abilene, Dickinson County, 67410
Rural Center Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Abilene, Dickinson County. The school has 55 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chapman school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Rural Center Elem enrolls 55 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5.5% Two or more races and 3.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 49 | 89% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
16 of the school's 55 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 16 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Rural Center Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 35, state house district 70.
Rural Center Elem is one of 6 schools in Chapman, based in Chapman, Kansas. The district serves 1,134 students district-wide and employs 84 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 55 students, Rural Center Elem is smaller than the district average of about 189 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant