📍 812 East A Street, Hillsboro, Marion County, 67063
Hillsboro Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hillsboro, Marion County. The school has 313 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Hillsboro Elem enrolls 313 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 271 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
152 of the school's 313 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 123 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Hillsboro Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 35, state house district 74.
Hillsboro Elem is one of 2 schools in Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh, based in Hillsboro, Kansas. The district serves 613 students district-wide and employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 313 students, Hillsboro Elem is close to the district average of about 307 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote