Total enrollment
2,150
-144 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Ottawa
Kansas · 2,150 students · 1 city
Ottawa's public-school footprint covers 6 schools with combined enrollment of about 2,150 students, averaging 358 per school.
4-year change in Ottawa
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
+1 (+20%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Ottawa ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #78 of 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,150 | #40 of 156 | #4,196 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #45 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #46 of 154 | #1,632 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 59.7% | #39 of 156 | #2,889 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.0% | #67 of 85 | #5,092 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 Ottawa
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Sunflower Elementary School at 49.1% proficient to Ottawa Sr High at 19.0%, a gap of 30.1 points. That is the 31st widest gap among 60 Kansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 2,458 to 2,136 students (down 13%) and from 177 to 183 full-time teachers (up 3%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Sr High | Ottawa | High | 06-12 | 681 |
| Ottawa Middle School | Ottawa | Middle | 06-08 | 456 |
| Garfield Elem | Ottawa | Elementary | PK-05 | 368 |
| Sunflower Elementary School | Ottawa | Elementary | PK-05 | 333 |
| Lincoln Elem | Ottawa | Elementary | PK-05 | 298 |
| Ottawa Virtual School | Ottawa | High | 06-12 | 14 |
About Ottawa
Ottawa is a sparse Kansas school district running 6 schools with combined enrollment near 2,150.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Ottawa covers 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 6%: 2,294 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,150 in SY 2024-25. Ottawa now counts 6 public schools, up from 5 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Ottawa discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.