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Dodge City, Kansas - 11 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Dodge City #146 of 250 districts in Kansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,648 per pupil, Dodge City ranks #237 of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending (Kansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,233
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$12,648
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dodge City operates 11 public schools serving 7,233 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Kansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 2 middle, 2 combined, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Ford County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,648 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 285 Kansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 11.0% local, 76.6% state, and 12.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 46/100, ranked #146 of 250 in Kansas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 396:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% White, 1.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ross Elementary School, with a diversity index of 48.4/100.
Its largest campus is Dodge City High School, enrolling 2,178 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Beeson Elementary, at 355 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Dodge City High School accounts for 30.0% of all Dodge City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Dodge City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Dodge City school enrollment varies 6.1× across entities
Dodge City school enrollment ranges from 355 students (lowest) to 2,178 students (highest), a spread of 1,823 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Dodge City has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 69.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Dodge City student-counselor ratio is 396:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Dodge City chronic absenteeism rate is 14.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Dodge City has 11 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 2 combined, 6 elementary. Total enrollment is 7,233 students.
How much does Dodge City spend per student?
Dodge City spends $12,648 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #146 in Kansas.
What is the demographic composition of Dodge City?
Dodge City students are 82.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% White, 1.9% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dodge City?
Dodge City has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #146 out of 250 districts in Kansas.