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Hutchinson High School

810 East 13th, Hutchinson, KS 67501 · (620) 615-4100 · Reno County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,214 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Kansas public high schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public high schools

Enrollment
1,214
High
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 410
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
799 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 931326%
Grade 1029825%
Grade 1130225%
Grade 1230125%
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 58% · US 70%
White
79165%
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
28624%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Black
393%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Asian
50%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
877%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
50%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
61751%
Female
59749%

School pathway

Feeds from
Hutchinson Middle School 707–08Hutchinson Middle School 807–08Faris ElementaryPK–08
Based on grade levels within Hutchinson Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
30.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
26.7%
KS avg 38.8%

What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.

KAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2530.4%26.7%
2023-2412.4%12.4%
% 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 →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Hutchinson High School

Hutchinson High School's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Hutchinson High School this school1,21465.8%21.9%
Pittsburg High
Pittsburg
1,03364.9%21.8%
Salina High Central
Salina
93458.7%20.9%
Great Bend High School
Great Bend
92361.8%23.3%
Independence Sr High
Independence
55066.2%37.7%
El Dorado High
El Dorado
54362.4%15.8%
Matched among Kansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Hutchinson High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KansasIn Reno County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
21.9%#204 of 262N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
26.7%#195 of 262N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
30.4%#198 of 262N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,214#41 of 332#1 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.7:1#79 of 172N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
51.4%#45 of 172N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
65.8%#32 of 263N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.0%#20 of 100N/A
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,214
-204 (-14%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,312
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,21495.612.7:166% (799)
2023-241,283105.712.1:167% (858)
2022-231,299109.311.9:162% (804)
2020-211,41810913.0:164% (903)
2017-181,428108.513.2:164% (913)
2015-161,45910913.4:161% (897)
2010-111,3227816.9:154% (719)
2000-011,49010314.5:131% (460)
1990-911,3129314.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hutchinson High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,428 to 1,214); teachers down 12% (108.5 to 95.6).

About Hutchinson High School

Hutchinson High School is a public high school run by Hutchinson Public Schools in Hutchinson, Kansas. Enrollment totals 1,214 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 196% larger than the 410-student average for high schools in Kansas.

Hutchinson Public Schools is made up of 10 schools with 3,957 students in all.

The student body at Hutchinson High School is 65% White. The rest of enrollment is 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Reno County, the White share is about 85%. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Hutchinson High School are from different groups.

For every teacher at Hutchinson High School, there are about 12.7 students; the school has 95.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Kansas, 11.9:1, is lower. There are 799 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 66% of enrollment. Among public schools in Reno County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.

Among Kansas public high schools, Hutchinson High School outscored 38%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.

Hutchinson High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 21.9% and a predicted 30.7%.

Reno County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $60,645 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Reno County number 33, with about 8,909 students.

Hutchinson Virtual School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Hutchinson High School ranks 5th in a group of 7 nearby schools.

NCES assigns Hutchinson High School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 1,418 to 1,214, a 14% decline.

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Reno County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Hutchinson High School
District
Hutchinson Public Schools
Address
810 East 13th, Hutchinson, KS 67501
Phone
(620) 615-4100
County
Reno County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,214
Teachers (FTE)
96
Student–teacher ratio
12.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
799 (66%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
200762000544
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Hutchinson High School
How large is Hutchinson High School?
Hutchinson High School enrolls approximately 1,214 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hutchinson High School serve?
Hutchinson High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hutchinson High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hutchinson High School is approximately 12.7:1 (96 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hutchinson High School?
Hutchinson High School reports a student body of 65% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Hutchinson High School?
Hutchinson High School is overseen by Hutchinson Public Schools in Reno County.
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