Crest

Located at 603 E Broad in Colony, Kansas, the Crest School District serves as an essential educational anchor within its distant rural community. Operating as an active, independent public school system, the district manages two operational facilities that together provide a seamless academic continuum from prekindergarten through twelfth grade. Designed to offer a well-structured and supportive learning environment, Crest delivers a comprehensive primary and secondary curriculum tailored to the needs of local families, reinforced by easy accessibility and deep-rooted community engagement.

The district fosters a close-knit educational environment, enrolling 263 students across all grade levels. To support this student body—comprising 137 male and 126 female learners—Crest maintains a dedicated team of over 41 full-time equivalent teachers, alongside instructional aides and support personnel that bring total district staffing to nearly 75 full-time equivalent positions. This robust staffing context yields a remarkably low student-to-teacher ratio of roughly six to one, ensuring exceptionally personalized attention and direct academic support. Demographically, the district serves a student population that includes 241 White, 14 Hispanic, and 8 multiracial students, offering a tight-knit, community-oriented setting focused on nurturing student growth from early childhood through high school graduation.