Garden City School District

All
(17) High
(2) Middle
(4) Elementary
(14) Pre-K
(1)

For the 2021 school year, there are 17 public schools in Garden City School District, serving 7,529 students. Garden City School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Kansas.

Public schools in Garden City School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Kansas public school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 24% (versus the 37% statewide average). This district's average testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public schools in Kansas.

The top ranked public schools in Garden City School District are Jennie Barker Elementary School, Jennie Wilson Elementary School and Florence Wilson Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Minority enrollment is 80% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Kansas public school average of 36% (majority Hispanic).

The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is equal to the Kansas public school average of 14:1.

Overview

School District Name	Garden City School District
School District Website	http://www.gckschools.com
School District Phone Number	(620) 805-7010
School District Grades Offered	PK - 12

2017-2018 School Year Data	This School District	This State (KS)
# of Schools	17 Schools	1,320 Schools
# of Students	7,529 Students	490,702 Students
# of Teachers	523 Teachers	34,009 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio	14:1	14:1

District Comparison

Garden 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 2017-2018 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 81% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2017-2018 School Year Data	This School District	State Average (KS)
Overall Testing Rank	#253 out of 286 school districts (Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)	21%	33%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)	21%	37%

Graduation Rate	81%	86%

Students by Ethnicity:

Diversity Score	0.47	0.54
# of American Indian Students	24 Students	4,268 Students
% American Indian Students	n/a	1%
# of Asian Students	340 Students	13,924 Students
% Asian Students	5%	3%
# of Hispanic Students	5,279 Students	96,486 Students
% Hispanic Students	70%	20%
# of Black Students	217 Students	33,739 Students
% Black Students	3%	7%
# of White Students	1,520 Students	315,772 Students
% White Students	20%	64%
# of Hawaiian Students	6 Students	937 Students
% of Hawaiian Students	n/a	n/a
# of Two or more races Students	143 Students	25,576 Students
% of Two or more races Students	2%	5%

Students by Grade:

# of Students in Pre-Kindergarten:	441	18,630
# of Students in Kindergarten:	536	35,465
# of Students in 1st Grade:	527	35,410
# of Students in 2nd Grade:	618	36,289
# of Students in 3rd Grade:	541	36,729
# of Students in 4th Grade:	528	37,562
# of Students in 5th Grade:	592	37,566
# of Students in 6th Grade:	555	36,694
# of Students in 7th Grade:	544	36,111
# of Students in 8th Grade:	531	36,173
# of Students in 9th Grade:	571	37,382
# of Students in 10th Grade:	570	35,769
# of Students in 11th Grade:	548	34,526
# of Students in 12th Grade:	427	33,966
# of Ungraded Students:	-	2,430

Fiscal Data Comparison

The revenue/student of $13,134 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,694. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $11,020 is less than the state median of $14,025. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

Definition of Terms 2016-2017	This School District	This State (KS)
Total Revenue	$99 MM	$8 MM

Spending	$83 MM	$7 MM

Revenue / Student	$13,134	$14,694

Revenue / Student	$11,020	$14,025