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Garden City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public high schools serving 2,170 students in Garden City School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Kansas.
Public High Schools in Garden City School District have an average math proficiency score of 6% (versus the Kansas public high school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 10% (versus the 26% statewide average).
Public High School in Garden City School District have a Graduation Rate of 88%, which is equal to the Kansas average of 88%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Garden City High School, with 91% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Kansas or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 81% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Kansas public high school average of 37% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
18 Schools
403 Schools
# Students
7,159 Students
163,604 Students
# Teachers
480 Teachers
10,703 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Garden City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#256 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
31%
Graduation Rate
88%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.55
# American Indian Students
10 Students
1,367 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
303 Students
4,476 Students
% Asian Students
4%
3%
# Hispanic Students
5,202 Students
34,479 Students
% Hispanic Students
73%
21%
# Black Students
309 Students
10,520 Students
% Black Students
4%
6%
# White Students
1,204 Students
103,262 Students
% White Students
17%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
337 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
125 Students
9,163 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
548
70
# Students in K Grade:
502
262
# Students in 1st Grade:
479
649
# Students in 2nd Grade:
534
732
# Students in 3rd Grade:
485
754
# Students in 4th Grade:
471
809
# Students in 5th Grade:
467
792
# Students in 6th Grade:
449
1,723
# Students in 7th Grade:
525
4,356
# Students in 8th Grade:
557
4,869
# Students in 9th Grade:
549
37,517
# Students in 10th Grade:
538
37,330
# Students in 11th Grade:
586
36,547
# Students in 12th Grade:
469
34,737
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,457
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,756 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,245 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$113 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$95 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,756
$16,276
Spending / Student
$13,245
$17,192
Best Garden City School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Usd 457 Virtual Academy
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1312 N. 7th Street
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 805-8615
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 805-8615
Grades: 7-12
| 87 students
Rank: #22.
Gc Achieve At J.d. Adams Hall
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1312 N. 7th Street
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 805-8600
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 805-8600
Grades: K-12
| 107 students
Rank: #33.
Garden City High School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2720 Buffalo Way Blvd
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 805-5400
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 805-5400
Grades: 9-12
| 1,976 students
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