Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen

Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen operates as a small elementary campus in Hutchinson, Kansas, one of the schools within Hutchinson Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 249 students spanning grades K through 6. That puts it 20% below the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Across the 10 schools in Hutchinson Public Schools (3,957 students total), Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen logs that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 33% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Reno County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.5%; this one delivers 33.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Reno County put median household income runs about $60,645, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Reno County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,909 students), Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen is one campus in the mix.

Hutchinson Middle School 8 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 24.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 12%: 283 students in 2018 compared to 249 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 23% to 33% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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