📍 302 S Jefferson, Protection, Comanche County, 67127
South Central Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Protection, Comanche County. The school has 154 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Comanche County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Central Elementary School enrolls 154 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 125 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 3.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
79 of the school's 154 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 63 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
South Central Elementary School 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-40, state senate district 32, state house district 115.
South Central Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Comanche County, based in Coldwater, Kansas. The district serves 322 students district-wide and employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 154 students, South Central Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 107 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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