Enrollment
110
Combined
DISTRICT 202 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NICKERSON·NCES 200999002092
Central State Academy
4501 West 4th Ave, Hutchinson, KS 67501 · (620) 500-5945 · Reno County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED41-RURALVIRTUALREGULAR SCHOOL110 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 49.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 2 | 2 | 2% |
| Grade 3 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 6 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 2 | 2% |
| Grade 8 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 20% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 4% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
18.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
6.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.4% | 6.2% |
| 2023-24 | 9.7% | 2.4% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
110
+16 (+17%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 110 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 92 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 102 | N/A | N/A | 3% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 3% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 26 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central State Academy.
About Central State Academy
Central State Academy sits in Hutchinson, Kansas, and is classified as a combined-grade school. The student body numbers 110 students, from kindergarten through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in Kansas) has about 353 students.
Nickerson is made up of 5 schools with 1,011 students in all.
About 80% of the student body at Central State Academy is White. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Census estimates describe Reno County this way: the median household income is $60,645, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Reno County has 33 public schools and roughly 8,909 students.
The shortest distance from Central State Academy to another public school is about 1.7 miles, to Reno Valley Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Central State Academy falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area. Federal records classify Central State Academy as a virtual school.
Central State Academy's enrollment climbed from 94 in 2020-21 to 110 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at Central State Academy, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Reno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,553
Census ACS
Median income
$60,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
8,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nickerson
- South Hutchinson ElemElementary · 326 students
- Nickerson HighHigh · 255 students
- Nickerson ElemElementary · 183 students
- Reno Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 137 students
Other schools in Hutchinson
- Hutchinson High SchoolHigh · 1,214 students
- Prairie Hills MiddleMiddle · 532 students
- Plum Creek ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Union Valley ElemElementary · 435 students
- Morgan ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- McCandless ElementaryElementary · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Reno Valley Middle School1.7 mi · 137
- Wiley Elementary3.3 mi · 322
- Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen3.4 mi · 249
- Hutchinson Middle School 83.7 mi · 264
- Hutchinson Middle School 74.1 mi · 284
- Morgan Elementary4.1 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About Central State AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Central State Academy?
Central State Academy enrolls approximately 110 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Central State Academy serve?
Central State Academy serves grades KG-12.
How diverse is Central State Academy?
Central State Academy reports a student body of 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Central State Academy?
Central State Academy is overseen by Nickerson in Reno County.
What city is Central State Academy in?
Central State Academy is located in Hutchinson, KS.
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