HUTCHINSON SENIOR HIGH

As a sizable four-year high school in HUTCHINSON, Minnesota, HUTCHINSON SENIOR HIGH teaches 863 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so HUTCHINSON SENIOR HIGH sits 133% larger than that benchmark.

HUTCHINSON SENIOR HIGH is one of 10 schools operated by HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 2,722 students overall.

Looking at the student body, HUTCHINSON SENIOR HIGH logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, McLeod County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, HUTCHINSON SENIOR HIGH logs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below McLeod County's rate of about 35%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HUTCHINSON SENIOR HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 40.6%.

In the surrounding community, census data for McLeod County shows median household income runs about $80,084, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, McLeod County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,121 students), of which HUTCHINSON SENIOR HIGH is one.

Nearest neighbor: CORNERSTONE, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HUTCHINSON SENIOR HIGH ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 41.6%.

HUTCHINSON SENIOR HIGH operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HUTCHINSON SENIOR HIGH has contracted 9%, going from 947 students in 2018 to 863 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 80% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the HUTCHINSON SENIOR HIGH community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.