Public schools in El Dorado, KS
El Dorado has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 2,030 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; El Dorado Public Schools runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run El Dorado's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in El Dorado | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado Public Schools | 6 | 2,133 | $11,274 |
| Circle Public Schools | 1 | 2,062 | $11,454 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in El Dorado, 543 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado High | 543 | 14.4 | 51.7% | El Dorado Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in El Dorado, 370 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado Middle | 370 | 12.5 | 59.2% | El Dorado Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in El Dorado, 1,095 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmore Elementary | 303 | 14.2 | 77.6% | El Dorado Public Schools |
| Circle Oil Hill Elementary | 274 | 13.7 | 42.7% | Circle Public Schools |
| Skelly Elementary School | 266 | 13.8 | 71.8% | El Dorado Public Schools |
| Grandview Elementary | 252 | 13.0 | 37.3% | El Dorado Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in El Dorado, 22 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket Online School KS (ROCS | 22 | 22.0 | not reported | El Dorado Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How El Dorado's public schools compare with Kansas's
The median El Dorado school has 13.8 students per full-time teacher, more than the Kansas median of 12.7. 43% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 35% across the state. Its median school enrolls 274 students (state 294).
| El Dorado | Kansas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.8 | 12.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 274 | 294 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 43% | 35% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 11% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 El Dorado schools and the 1,328 Kansas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in El Dorado
- El Dorado Public SchoolsRuns 6 of El Dorado's 7 public schools and spent $11,274 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,274
- El Dorado High, the largest high school in El Dorado543 students in 2024-25, 14.4 per teacher.543
- Compare El Dorado Public Schools with Circle Public SchoolsEl Dorado's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in KansasKansas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for an El Dorado addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in El Dorado
How many public schools are in El Dorado, KS?
7 public schools with an address in El Dorado were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 2,030 students.What is the largest high school in El Dorado?
El Dorado High, with 543 students in 2024-25 (El Dorado Public Schools).Which districts run El Dorado's schools?
El Dorado Public Schools (6 schools), Circle Public Schools (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25