NCES CCD 2024-25 12 schools MN

Best-Resourced Schools in Hutchinson, MN

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12 public K-12 schools in Hutchinson from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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12
Schools
3,036
Students
36/100
Avg Resource Index
17.3:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Hutchinson has more public-school enrollment than 29% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Hutchinson's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Hutchinson's list includes 2 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high-school campuses, plus 4 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 44-point gap between Hutchinson Middle School a.L.C. and Hutchinson Transition Assistance Pg shows the range hidden by Hutchinson's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 71%
School count
Top 31%
Resource Index average
28th percentile
Teacher staffing
31st percentile

Hutchinson Senior High accounts for 28.4% of all Hutchinson public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Hutchinson-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Hutchinson school enrollment varies 432× across entities

Hutchinson school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 863 students (highest), a spread of 861 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Hutchinson student-teacher ratio is 17.3:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Hutchinson is typically wider than the Hutchinson-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

2 of Hutchinson's 12 listed schools are charters

17% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Hutchinson Middle School a.L.C. 59
2. Hutchinson Park Elementary 53
3. Hutchinson Tiger Elementary 52
4. Hutchinson West Elementary 41
5. Hutchinson Senior High 36
6. New Discoveries Montessori Academy 31
7. Cornerstone 30
8. Hutchinson Middle 26
9. New Century Academy 17
10. Hutchinson Transition Assistance Pg 15
11. Crow River Area Learning Center -
12. Hutchinson Night Alt Learning Ctr -

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Hutchinson

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Cornerstone 58.0/100
  2. 2 Hutchinson Middle School a.L.C. 54.8/100
  3. 3 Hutchinson Night Alt Learning Ctr 50.0/100
  4. 4 Crow River Area Learning Center 47.4/100
  5. 5 Hutchinson Park Elementary 35.5/100

What do families ask about schools in Hutchinson?

Which Hutchinson school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Hutchinson Middle School a.L.C. has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Hutchinson schools in this federal-data comparison at 59/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Hutchinson, MN? ▼

Hutchinson has 12 public schools with a total enrollment of 3,036 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 17.3:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.