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ExploreSterling

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 2012030

Sterling

Sterling, KS

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

500

+0.6%YoY

Graduation Rate

80.5%

-7.5%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$11,853

-39.7%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

11.9:1

-12.5%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

0.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

13.5%

0.0%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

10.1%

-14.4%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+2.7%

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