📍 626 Whitfield St, Lecompton, Douglas County, 66050
Lecompton Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lecompton, Douglas County. The school has 289 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Perry Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lecompton Elem enrolls 289 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 8% Hispanic or Latino and 4.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 239 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 8% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
117 of the school's 289 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 103 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Lecompton Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 2, state house district 45.
Lecompton Elem is one of 3 schools in Perry Public Schools, based in Perry, Kansas. The district serves 802 students district-wide and employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 289 students, Lecompton Elem is close to the district average of about 267 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe