Total enrollment
5,854
+34 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Gardner Edgerton
Kansas · 5,854 students · 2 cities
Gardner Edgerton runs 11 public K-12 schools inside Kansas, with combined enrollment around 5,854 (7 elementary, 3 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Gardner Edgerton
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Gardner Edgerton ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #60 of 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,854 | #19 of 156 | #1,623 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #18 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #71 of 154 | #2,765 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 39.8% | #107 of 156 | #5,529 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #36 of 85 | #3,350 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 Gardner Edgerton
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from Edgerton Elem at 69.5% proficient to Gardner Edgerton High at 25.6%, a gap of 43.9 points. That is the 8th widest gap among 60 Kansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 6,084 to 5,854 students (down 4%) and from 429 to 460 full-time teachers (up 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner Edgerton High | Gardner | High | 09-12 | 1,794 |
| Trail Ridge Middle School | Gardner | Middle | 05-08 | 679 |
| Pioneer Ridge Middle School | Gardner | Middle | 05-08 | 548 |
| Madison Elementary | Gardner | Elementary | PK-04 | 521 |
| Wheatridge Middle School | Gardner | Middle | 05-08 | 517 |
| Grand Star Elementary | Gardner | Elementary | PK-04 | 380 |
| Nike Elementary | Gardner | Elementary | PK-04 | 365 |
| Moonlight Elementary School | Gardner | Elementary | PK-04 | 320 |
| Gardner Elem | Gardner | Elementary | PK-04 | 304 |
| Sunflower Elementary | Gardner | Elementary | PK-04 | 293 |
| Edgerton Elem | Edgerton | Elementary | PK-04 | 133 |
About Gardner Edgerton
Gardner Edgerton is a compact Kansas school district running 11 schools with combined enrollment near 5,854.
On the school-mix side, Gardner Edgerton is built around 7 elementary, 3 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 532 in this district, meaningfully above the Kansas typical of 355.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Gardner Edgerton has remained close to its prior level since SY 2020-21, moving from about 5,820 students to 5,854.
On this page, the community for Gardner Edgerton discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.