Regular local school district · Ford County
Dodge City School District, KS: schools, enrollment and spending
Dodge City School District runs 11 public schools with 7,268 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 18.3 students per teacher is 4.5 higher than the Kansas figure of 13.8.Listed in NCES data as "Dodge City".
At a glance
- Schools
- 11
- Students
- 7,268
- Teachers (FTE)
- 398
- Students per teacher
- 18.3
- KS: 13.8 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 2112 First Ave, Dodge City, KS 67801
- Phone
- (620)371-1070
- County
- Ford County
- Locale
- Town: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2005580
- State district ID
- KS-D0443
- Total staff (FTE)
- 991
- School counselors (FTE)
- 16.0About 454 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 13.0
Students per teacher compared
This district18.3
Kansas13.8
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (7,124), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $113.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $16.7 million
- State revenue
- $85.3 million
- Local revenue
- $11.8 million
- Total spending
- $106.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $14,962
- Salaries
- $49.0 million45.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $78.4 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 14.7%
- State: 74.9%
- Local: 10.4%
Kansas overall
- Federal: 8.8%
- State: 63.6%
- Local: 27.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$14,962
Kansas$16,437
United States$16,826
Schools in Dodge City School District
By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Beeson Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 355 | 23.7 |
| Central Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 381 | 19.1 |
| Comanche Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 783 | 14.2 |
| Dodge City High School | High | 9 to 12 | 2,178 | 17.1 |
| Dodge City Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 808 | 16.8 |
| Linn Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 361 | 30.1 |
| Miller Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 780 | 26.9 |
| Northwest Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 380 | 21.1 |
| Ross Elementary School | Elementary | K to 5 | 502 | 17.9 |
| Soule Elementary School | Elementary | K to 5 | 375 | 17.0 |
| Sunnyside Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 365 | 22.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Ford County
- Spearville School District 373 students
- Bucklin School District 195 students
- Southwest Kansas Area Cooperative
More in Kansas
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.