📍 505 Kansas Avenue, Kismet, Seward County, 67859
Kismet Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kismet, Seward County. The school has 152 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kismet-Plains school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Kismet Elem enrolls 152 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 11 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 36% White and 2.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 61% |
| White | 54 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
107 of the school's 152 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 97 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Kismet 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 38, state house district 125.
Kismet Elem is one of 3 schools in Kismet-Plains, based in Kismet, Kansas. The district serves 575 students district-wide and employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 152 students, Kismet Elem is smaller than the district average of about 192 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote