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Cottonwood Elem School

Serves grades PK - 2

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
709 N. Hedge Lane
Paola, KS 66071
Phone
(913) 294-8050
District
Paola
County
MIAMI COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
385
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kansas

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all KS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Cottonwood Elem School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

40 30 20 10 0
No Data
32%
No Data
33%
No Data
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 37 9.6%
Kindergarten 120 31.2%
Grade 1 110 28.6%
Grade 2 118 30.6%
Total 385 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.3% 91.4% 65.8%
Black 0.8% 1.1% 7.2%
Hispanic 5.3% 6.3% 22.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.4% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.8% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 37.4% 33.8% 47.7%
Free lunch eligible 32.2% 28.8% 40.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.2% 5.0% 7.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,807 2,940,546
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 65.4 35
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.1% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.3% 20.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.3% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.5% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 18.7% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,067 1,160,715
Single Parent Households With Children 4.2% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.3% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.5% 35.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.1% 17.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.2% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.6% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.0% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.4% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.6% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 4.0% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $17,171 $31,166,000 70.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,009 $1,831,000 4.1%
Staff $311 $565,000 1.3%
General Administration $766 $1,391,000 3.1%
School Administration $629 $1,141,000 2.6%
Operation $1,067 $1,937,000 4.4%
Transportation $697 $1,265,000 2.9%
Other $217 $394,000 0.9%
Total Support $4,696 $8,524,000 19.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,546 $4,621,000 10.4%
Total Expenditures $24,414 $44,311,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,109 $3,957,643,000 48.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $426,673,000 5.2%
Staff $517 $252,073,000 3.1%
General Administration $337 $164,574,000 2.0%
School Administration $738 $360,234,000 4.4%
Operation $1,270 $619,608,000 7.6%
Transportation $482 $235,153,000 2.9%
Other $366 $178,766,000 2.2%
Total Support $4,584 $2,237,081,000 27.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,040 $1,971,771,000 24.1%
Total Expenditures $16,733 $8,166,495,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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