Total enrollment
7,032
-140 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
18 schools in Garden City
Kansas · 7,032 students · 1 city
Within Garden City, 18 public K-12 schools serve about 7,032 students, an average of 391 per school.
4-year change in Garden City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
18
+1 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Garden City ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #106 of 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,032 | #15 of 156 | #1,344 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 18 | #7 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #130 of 154 | #4,841 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 75.5% | #9 of 156 | #1,503 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #38 of 85 | #3,587 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Garden City
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from Jennie Wilson Elem at 56.6% proficient to GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall at 9.2%, a gap of 47.4 points. That is the 5th widest gap among 60 Kansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 17 district schools that reported both years went from 7,529 to 6,956 students (down 8%) and from 522 to 483 full-time teachers (down 7%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City High School | Garden City | High | 09-12 | 1,946 |
| Jennie Wilson Elem | Garden City | Elementary | PK-04 | 796 |
| Horace J. Good Middle School | Garden City | Middle | 07-08 | 583 |
| Kenneth Henderson Middle | Garden City | Middle | 07-08 | 425 |
| Charles O Stones Intermediate Ctr | Garden City | Middle | 05-08 | 377 |
| Florence Wilson Elem | Garden City | Elementary | KG-04 | 376 |
| Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Ctr | Garden City | Middle | 05-06 | 367 |
| Victor Ornelas Elem | Garden City | Elementary | KG-04 | 351 |
| Alta Brown Elem | Garden City | Elementary | KG-04 | 336 |
| Abe Hubert Elementary School | Garden City | Elementary | KG-06 | 285 |
| Buffalo Jones Elem | Garden City | Elementary | KG-04 | 221 |
| Edith Scheuerman Elem | Garden City | Elementary | KG-04 | 204 |
| Gertrude Walker Elem | Garden City | Elementary | KG-04 | 186 |
| Jennie Barker Elem | Garden City | Elementary | KG-06 | 163 |
| Plymell Elementary | Garden City | Elementary | KG-06 | 117 |
| Georgia Matthews Elem | Garden City | Elementary | KG-04 | 112 |
| GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall | Garden City | Combined | KG-12 | 111 |
| USD 457 Virtual Academy | Garden City | High | 07-12 | 76 |
About Garden City
Garden City is a mid-sized public-school district in Kansas. The district oversees 18 schools and teaches approximately 7,032 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Garden City covers 11 elementary, 4 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Garden City is about 391, higher than the Kansas average of roughly 355.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 7,032 students, stayed largely flat from the 7,172 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 17 to 18 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Garden City discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.