1
Enrollment
2,178
High
DISTRICT 661 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DODGE CITY·NCES 200558001095
Dodge City High School
2201 Ross Blvd., Dodge City, KS 67801 · (620) 471-2110 · Ford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,178 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Kansas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
127 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
1,719 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 537 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 561 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 526 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 527 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 27 | 1% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Dodge City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
23.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
21.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.2% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.5% | 16.7% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dodge City High School
Dodge City High School's state test result (18.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge City High School this school | 2,178 | 78.9% | 18.0% |
| Liberal Sr High Liberal | 1,421 | 86.3% | 11.6% |
| North High Wichita | 2,041 | 86.2% | 13.7% |
| Garden City High School Garden City | 1,946 | 69.9% | 14.9% |
| Ulysses High Ulysses | 438 | 71.2% | 21.5% |
| Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High Kismet | 310 | 73.5% | 17.8% |
Matched among Kansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dodge City High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #232 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #223 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #240 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,178 | #2 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #164 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.4% | #96 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.9% | #10 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.0% | #30 of 75 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,178
+171 (+9%) vs 2020
+155% since 1990-91, when it was 853
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 18.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,178 | 127.1 | 17.1:1 | 79% (1,719) |
| 2023-24 | 2,141 | 100.8 | 21.3:1 | 78% (1,663) |
| 2022-23 | 2,084 | 100.3 | 20.8:1 | 77% (1,599) |
| 2020-21 | 2,007 | 109 | 18.4:1 | 75% (1,496) |
| 2017-18 | 1,962 | 111.5 | 17.6:1 | 76% (1,483) |
| 2015-16 | 1,979 | 123 | 16.1:1 | 76% (1,508) |
| 2010-11 | 1,821 | 94 | 19.4:1 | 70% (1,266) |
| 2000-01 | 1,434 | 97 | 14.8:1 | 40% (578) |
| 1990-91 | 853 | 59 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dodge City High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (1,962 to 2,178); teachers up 14% (111.5 to 127.1).
About Dodge City High School
Dodge City High School is a large high school in Dodge City, Kansas, one of the schools in Dodge City. Its enrollment is 2,178 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. High schools in Kansas average about 410 students, which makes this school 431% above average.
The district for Dodge City High School is Dodge City, with 11 schools and 7,268 students.
The share of students at Dodge City High School who are Hispanic is 82%. Other groups include 14% White. By comparison, Ford County residents are about 59% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
With 127.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.1:1. High schools in Kansas have an average ratio of 11.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Dodge City High School, 79% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Ford County average a similar 80%.
On the allk12 Grade, Dodge City High School lands at C+, ahead of 37% of Kansas public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 24.4%.
In Ford County, the median household earns about $70,781 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Ford County has 15 public schools with about 7,836 students, including Dodge City High School.
Among nearby public schools, Ross Elementary School is closest at about 1.1 miles. Dodge City High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 22.2% proficiency; Dodge City High School posts 18.0%.
NCES describes the area around Dodge City High School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, Dodge City High School enrolled 2,007 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 2,178. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.1:1) than in 2020-21 (18.4:1).
This page collects posts and questions about Dodge City High School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Ford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,074
Census ACS
Median income
$70,781
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
7,836 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dodge City
- Dodge City Middle SchoolMiddle · 808 students
- Comanche Middle SchoolMiddle · 783 students
- Miller ElemElementary · 780 students
- Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Central ElemElementary · 381 students
- Northwest ElemElementary · 380 students
Other schools in Dodge City
- Dodge City Middle SchoolMiddle · 808 students
- Comanche Middle SchoolMiddle · 783 students
- Miller ElemElementary · 780 students
- Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Central ElemElementary · 381 students
- Northwest ElemElementary · 380 students
Nearby schools
- Ross Elementary School1.1 mi · 502
- Northwest Elem1.4 mi · 380
- Soule Elementary School1.5 mi · 375
- Dodge City Middle School1.5 mi · 808
- Linn Elementary1.5 mi · 361
- Comanche Middle School1.9 mi · 783
Frequently asked questions
About Dodge City High SchoolHow many students attend Dodge City High School?
Dodge City High School enrolls approximately 2,178 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Dodge City High School serve?
Dodge City High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Dodge City High School have?
Dodge City High School employs 127 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dodge City High School?
At Dodge City High School, the student body is approximately 14% White, 82% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Dodge City High School public or private?
Dodge City High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dodge City.
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