Garden City
Garden City is a public school district based in Garden City, Kansas, serving 7,106 students in 18 schools. By enrollment it ranks #15 of the 84 Kansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 83% of them. Its schools average 395 students each, about the same as the Kansas median of 395. It spends about $11,728 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% less than the Kansas median. It has roughly 13.8 students per teacher.
How Garden City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Garden City | Kansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,728 | $12,405 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,962 | $7,438 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $94.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $112.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 514 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,215 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 13.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 547 | 449 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Kansas median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Kansas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geary County SchoolsJunction City | 7,307 | 15 | $13,044 | 12.5 | #11 |
| De SotoDe Soto | 7,295 | 13 | $10,610 | 13.2 | #12 |
| Dodge CityDodge City | 7,268 | 11 | $12,965 | 18.3 | #13 |
| Manhattan-OgdenManhattan | 7,204 | 14 | $12,254 | 13.2 | #14 |
| Garden CityGarden City · this district | 7,106 | 18 | $11,728 | 13.8 | #15 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County SchoolsFairmont, WV | 7,112 | $13,081 | 13.6 |
| Angleton ISDAngleton, TX | 7,105 | $11,186 | 14.9 |
| La Porte ISDLa Porte, TX | 7,099 | $11,941 | 16.1 |
| Mapleton School District No. 1Denver, CO | 7,095 | $12,564 | 17.6 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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