Total enrollment
1,517
-72 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
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).
4-year change in Ulysses
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
+1 (+25%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Ulysses ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #120 of 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,517 | #63 of 156 | #5,425 of 9,210 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #67 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #75 of 154 | #2,816 of 9,019 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 69.9% | #14 of 156 | #1,955 of 8,151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.0% | #39 of 85 | #3,715 of 6,848 |
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.
| 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 school, 15% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 355.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 5%: 1,589 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,517 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 4 to 5 across the same 4-year 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.