Hickok Elem

Hickok Elem, a mid-tier elementary campus in Ulysses, Kansas, part of Ulysses, caters to 350 students, covering grades pre-K through 2.

Ulysses runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,517 students. Hickok Elem is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hickok Elem records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 79% of enrollment; the rest looks like 20% White. The wider county runs roughly 53% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Grant County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,476 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Hickok Elem is one of 5 public schools in Grant County (combined enrollment of about 1,517 students).

The closest other public school is Ulysses Community Learning Center (UCLC), roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Hickok Elem's enrollment has fell 24% since 2018, when it stood at 461 (now 350). Hispanic enrollment moved from 61% to 79% across the same window.

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