📍 502 Main, Walton, Harvey County, 67151
Walton Rural Life Center is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Walton, Harvey County. The school has 132 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton school district. It serves grades K–4. The school employs 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Walton Rural Life Center enrolls 132 students across grades K–4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 102 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
73 of the school's 132 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 60 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is Rural, Distant. It operates as a public charter school. 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-4, state senate district 31, state house district 74.
Walton Rural Life Center is one of 9 schools in Newton, based in Newton, Kansas. The district serves 2,965 students district-wide and employs 259 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 132 students, Walton Rural Life Center is smaller than the district average of about 329 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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