📍 3200 Lucille Drive, Hutchinson, Reno County, 67502
Prairie Hills Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hutchinson, Reno County. The school has 550 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buhler school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prairie Hills Middle enrolls 550 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 8% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 482 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
191 of the school's 550 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 156 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Prairie Hills Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 34, state house district 104.
Prairie Hills Middle is one of 7 schools in Buhler, based in Buhler, Kansas. The district serves 2,522 students district-wide and employs 133 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 550 students, Prairie Hills Middle is larger than the district average of about 360 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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