📍 301 East 10th, Hutchinson, Reno County, 67501
Faris Elementary is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Hutchinson, Reno County. The school has 274 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hutchinson Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–9 in a small-town setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Faris Elementary enrolls 274 students across grades Pre-K–9. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 6.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 164 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 6.2% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
250 of the school's 274 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 224 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Faris Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-10, state senate district 34, state house district 102.
Faris Elementary is one of 11 schools in Hutchinson Public Schools, based in Hutchinson, Kansas. The district serves 4,230 students district-wide and employs 391 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 274 students, Faris Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 385 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant