Top Rankings
Dodge City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,592 students in Dodge City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle Schools in Dodge City School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 85% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Kansas public middle school average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
11 Schools
448 Schools
# Students
7,188 Students
141,425 Students
# Teachers
396 Teachers
10,414 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Dodge City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#269 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
36%
Graduation Rate
91%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.34
0.54
# American Indian Students
22 Students
1,159 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
60 Students
3,603 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
5,757 Students
28,490 Students
% Hispanic Students
80%
20%
# Black Students
133 Students
8,776 Students
% Black Students
2%
6%
# White Students
1,088 Students
91,425 Students
% White Students
15%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
285 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
128 Students
7,687 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
434
1,185
# Students in K Grade:
480
1,652
# Students in 1st Grade:
526
1,876
# Students in 2nd Grade:
555
1,933
# Students in 3rd Grade:
523
2,059
# Students in 4th Grade:
499
2,515
# Students in 5th Grade:
534
4,252
# Students in 6th Grade:
509
26,729
# Students in 7th Grade:
550
36,432
# Students in 8th Grade:
533
37,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
519
6,450
# Students in 10th Grade:
502
6,100
# Students in 11th Grade:
488
6,047
# Students in 12th Grade:
506
6,260
# Ungraded Students:
30
767
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,830 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,220. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,829 is less than the state median of $17,133. The school district spending/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$114 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$107 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,830
$16,220
Spending / Student
$14,829
$17,133
Best Dodge City School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Comanche Middle School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1601 First Ave.
Dodge City, KS 67801
(620) 371-1100
Dodge City, KS 67801
(620) 371-1100
Grades: 6-8
| 778 students
Rank: #22.
Dodge City Middle School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2000 Sixth Avenue
Dodge City, KS 67801
(620) 471-2100
Dodge City, KS 67801
(620) 471-2100
Grades: 6-8
| 814 students
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