📍 1403 North D Street, Herington, Dickinson County, 67449
Herington Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Herington, Dickinson County. The school has 187 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Herington school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Herington Elem enrolls 187 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 8.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 144 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 8.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
139 of the school's 187 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 116 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
Herington Elem 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 35, state house district 68.
Herington Elem is one of 3 schools in Herington, based in Herington, Kansas. The district serves 425 students district-wide and employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 187 students, Herington Elem is larger than the district average of about 142 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote