📍 900 E Third, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, 66701
Eugene Ware Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Scott, Bourbon County. The school has 359 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fort Scott school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Eugene Ware Elem enrolls 359 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 308 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
238 of the school's 359 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 204 qualify for free lunch and 34 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.
Eugene Ware Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-20, state senate district 13, state house district 4.
Eugene Ware Elem is one of 4 schools in Fort Scott, based in Fort Scott, Kansas. The district serves 1,749 students district-wide and employs 160 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 359 students, Eugene Ware Elem is smaller than the district average of about 437 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote