📍 400 N. Nickerson Street, Nickerson, Reno County, 67561
Nickerson Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Nickerson, Reno County. The school has 213 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nickerson school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Nickerson Elem enrolls 213 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 182 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 213 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 115 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.
Nickerson Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 114.
Nickerson Elem is one of 5 schools in Nickerson, based in Hutchinson, Kansas. The district serves 1,015 students district-wide and employs 86 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 213 students, Nickerson Elem is close to the district average of about 203 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant