Total enrollment
7,032
-497 (-7%) vs SY 2017-18
18 schools in Garden City
Kansas · Public K-12
Public-school families in Garden City pick from 18 campuses serving the city's roughly 7,032 K-12 students (11 elementary, 4 middle, and 2 high).
7-year change in Garden City
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
18
+1 (+6%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
16%
was 20%
% Hispanic
73%
was 70%
% Black
5%
was 3%
% Asian
4%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Hubert Elementary School | Elementary | KG-06 | 285 |
| Alta Brown Elem | Elementary | KG-04 | 336 |
| Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Ctr | Middle | 05-06 | 367 |
| Buffalo Jones Elem | Elementary | KG-04 | 221 |
| Charles O Stones Intermediate Ctr | Middle | 05-08 | 377 |
| Edith Scheuerman Elem | Elementary | KG-04 | 204 |
| Florence Wilson Elem | Elementary | KG-04 | 376 |
| Garden City High School | High | 09-12 | 1,946 |
| GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall | Combined | KG-12 | 111 |
| Georgia Matthews Elem | Elementary | KG-04 | 112 |
| Gertrude Walker Elem | Elementary | KG-04 | 186 |
| Horace J. Good Middle School | Middle | 07-08 | 583 |
| Jennie Barker Elem | Elementary | KG-06 | 163 |
| Jennie Wilson Elem | Elementary | PK-04 | 796 |
| Kenneth Henderson Middle | Middle | 07-08 | 425 |
| Plymell Elementary | Elementary | KG-06 | 117 |
| USD 457 Virtual Academy | High | 07-12 | 76 |
| Victor Ornelas Elem | Elementary | KG-04 | 351 |
About Garden City
Garden City, Kansas is home to 18 public schools, with combined enrollment of approximately 7,032 students. By school count, it is a mid-sized city.
On the level-by-level breakdown, the city is made up of 11 elementary, 4 middle, 2 high, and 1 other.
Average school size in Garden City is around 391 students, 10% meaningfully above the Kansas average of about 355.
Trend over the past 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 7%: 7,529 students in SY 2017-18 versus 7,032 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 17 to 18 across the same 7-year window. The White share of public-school enrollment contracted from 20% to 16%.
On allk12, the community for Garden City discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.