📍 1300 Norton, Salina, Saline County, 67401
Heusner Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Salina, Saline County. The school has 414 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Salina school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Heusner Elem enrolls 414 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 275 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
247 of the school's 414 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 207 qualify for free lunch and 40 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.
Heusner Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-10, state senate district 24, state house district 71.
Heusner Elem is one of 13 schools in Salina, based in Salina, Kansas. The district serves 6,737 students district-wide and employs 544 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 414 students, Heusner Elem is smaller than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote