School district · Kansas

Dodge City

Dodge City in Kansas: 11 public schools with 7,268 students and 18.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,355 per student in FY2024.

Schools
11
Students
7,268
Students per teacher
18.2
KS 13.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,355
KS $14.9K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
399
Counselors (FTE)
16.8
Students per counselor
434
KS 395 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
7.0
Librarians (FTE): 9.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Kansas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Kansas: 46%

24%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 98% of school districts in Kansas

Median 46% · 261 school districts compared

3,174 students tested, grades 3–8 · KAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Kansas: 40%

20%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 97% of school districts in Kansas

Median 40% · 261 school districts compared

3,174 students tested, grades 3–8 · KAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.7K15
$9.7K16
$10.2K17
$10.5K18
$11.0K19
$11.6K20
$13.0K21
$12.6K22
$14.6K23
$14.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $17.9M
State
75% · $100.6M
Local
12% · $16.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,621
Support services
$5,877
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.5M
Long-term debt
$70.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 8Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–535522.626%26%
K–538118.518%14%
K–536128.523%19%
Pre-K–578026.239%35%
K–538020.332%25%
K–550217.735%25%
K–537516.917%16%
Pre-K–536521.926%13%
6–878314.022%18%
6–880816.817%19%
9–122,17817.1——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
2112 First Ave, Dodge City, KS 67801
Phone
(620)371-1070
Website