Rock Creek Schools

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Rock Creek Schools is a school district in Pottawatomie County, Kansas which administers three schools:

Rock Creek Junior/Senior High School, St George
St. George Elementary School, St. George
Westmoreland Elementary School, Westmoreland

1 Demographics
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Demographics

As of the census of 2000, the district has a total population of 4,066 with 1,555 households (or occupied housing units) and 1,135 families. 80.6% of the occupied housing units are occupied by the owner. The racial makeup of the district is 96.1% White, 0.7% Black or African American, 0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian, no Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.6% of some other race, and 1.7% of two or more races. 1.8% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,555 households out of which 21.9% are individuals living alone, 73.0% are families, and 5.1% are non-families with two or more people. 63.2% of households (or 86.5% of families) are married couples living together and 36.2% (or 49.6%) have their own children (that is persons under the age of 18) living with them. Out of the 9.8% of households that have a householder with no spouse present, 45.1% are women living with their own children. The average household size is 2.59, and the average family size is 3.05.

The 1,123 children residing in the district are 27.6% of the total population, and 276 (6.8%) are under the age of 5; 298 (7.3%) are from 5 to 9; 337 (8.3%) are from 10 to 14; and 212 (5.2%) are from 15 to 17. 51.5% of the children are female. For 92.9% of the children in the district the householder is the child's parent and 77.6% live in married-couple families, but 2.3% are not related to the householder. Also only one householder or spouse is under the age of 18.