Elk Valley

Located at 701 Delaware in Longton, Kansas, Elk Valley is an active, traditional public school district that provides a complete educational pathway for area youth from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Operating three school facilities within a distinct rural remote setting, the district offers an intimate, highly focused learning environment serving families across southeast Kansas. As a traditional public school system operating independently of supervisory unions or charter networks, the district maintains an open status for the 2024–2025 academic year, inviting families to engage with its small-town educational community through its administrative offices or district website at usd283.org.

For researchers and prospective families reviewing district demographics, Elk Valley offers a close-knit learning ecosystem with a total student body of 113 students, consisting of 64 male and 49 female learners. The student body is demographically composed of 90 White students, 13 students of two or more races, and 10 Hispanic students, featuring a strong early-childhood foundation with 19 pre-kindergarten enrollees alongside small, individualized primary and secondary cohorts. In terms of staffing context within the 2024–2025 NCES reporting period, the district reflects an open operational profile across its three facilities, though full-time equivalent (FTE) teaching and support staff counts were recorded at zero during this specific data cycle—a common artifact of administrative reporting adjustments in smaller rural districts.