📍 121 E.Sixth, Bird City, Cheyenne County, 67731
Cheylin Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bird City, Cheyenne County. The school has 91 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cheylin school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Cheylin Elementary enrolls 91 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 66 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
47 of the school's 91 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 44 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.
Cheylin Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: 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-10, state senate district 40, state house district 120.
Cheylin Elementary is one of 2 schools in Cheylin, based in Bird City, Kansas. The district serves 164 students district-wide and employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 91 students, Cheylin Elementary is close to the district average of about 82 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote