South Hutchinson Elem

As a mid-tier primary school in South Hutchinson, Kansas, South Hutchinson Elem educates 326 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by Nickerson.

Across the 5 schools in Nickerson (1,011 students total), South Hutchinson Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, South Hutchinson Elem logs that nearly all students (81%) are White; the rest looks like 14% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting South Hutchinson Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 58% of students at South Hutchinson Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, South Hutchinson Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.3%; this one delivers 34.5%.

Across the wider county, Reno County reports that median household income runs about $60,645, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. South Hutchinson Elem is one of 33 public schools in Reno County (combined enrollment of about 8,909 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hutchinson Middle School 7, around 2.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, South Hutchinson Elem comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 23.4%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. South Hutchinson Elem's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 342 (now 326). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 6% to 14%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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