HUTCHINSON WEST ELEMENTARY

HUTCHINSON WEST ELEMENTARY operates as a moderately sized K-5 school in HUTCHINSON, Minnesota, part of HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 431 students spanning grades pre-K through 1. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 25% above typical.

HUTCHINSON WEST ELEMENTARY is one of 10 schools operated by HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 2,722 students overall.

On the student-mix side, HUTCHINSON WEST ELEMENTARY logs that nearly all students (82%) are White; the rest consists of 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, HUTCHINSON WEST ELEMENTARY shows 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for McLeod County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,084 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across McLeod County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,121 students), HUTCHINSON WEST ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hutchinson Tiger Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HUTCHINSON WEST ELEMENTARY.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HUTCHINSON WEST ELEMENTARY has fell 4%, going from 447 students in 2018 to 431 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.