📍 502 Ash, Palco, Rooks County, 67657
Palco Jr. High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Palco, Rooks County. The school has 14 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palco school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 2.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.3:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Palco Jr. High enrolls 14 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 21% male and 79% female. A teaching staff of 2.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 12 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 14% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
8 of the school's 14 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 6 qualify for free lunch and 2 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.
Palco Jr. High 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 36, state house district 110.
Palco Jr. High is one of 3 schools in Palco, based in Damar, Kansas. The district serves 77 students district-wide and employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 14 students, Palco Jr. High is smaller than the district average of about 26 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote