Total enrollment
1,517
-214 (-12%) vs SY 2017-18
5 schools in Ulysses
Kansas · 1,517 students · 1 city
Ulysses in Kansas runs 5 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 1,517 students (an average of 303 per campus).
7-year change in Ulysses
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
+1 (+25%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
24%
was 29%
% Hispanic
72%
was 66%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses High | Ulysses | High | 09-12 | 438 |
| Hickok Elem | Ulysses | Elementary | PK-02 | 350 |
| Sullivan Elem | Ulysses | Elementary | 03-05 | 338 |
| Kepley Middle School | Ulysses | Middle | 06-08 | 294 |
| Ulysses Community Learning Center (UCLC) | Ulysses | High | 09-12 | 97 |
About Ulysses
Across 5 schools, Ulysses hosts about 1,517 students in Kansas. By footprint it is a low-population district.
For a sense of the school types, Ulysses covers 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Ulysses runs about 303 students per campus, 15% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 355.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 12%: 1,731 students in SY 2017-18 versus 1,517 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 4 to 5 across the same 7-year window. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 66% to 72% over the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Ulysses discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.