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Dodge City Unified School District 443
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 7,181 (2023-2024)
Schools: 11 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Dodge City Unified School District 443 is a school district in Kansas (Ford County). During the 2024 school year, 7,181 students attended one of the district's 11 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Dodge City Unified School District 443 consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Ryan Ausmus2028
Jamey Lewis-Gonzales2028
Traci Rankin2028
Jerad Goertzen2026
Jeff Hiers2026
Lisa Killion2026
Tammie West2026

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $14,049,000 $1,955 12%
Local: $12,351,000 $1,718 11%
State: $86,358,000 $12,014 77%
Total: $112,758,000 $15,687
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $98,699,000 $13,731
Total Current Expenditures: $90,916,000 $12,648
Instructional Expenditures: $50,827,000 $7,071 51%
Student and Staff Support: $7,921,000 $1,101 8%
Administration: $11,950,000 $1,662 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $20,218,000 $2,812 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $5,238,000 $728
Construction: $2,263,000 $314
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $67,000 $9
Interest on Debt: $2,472,000 $343


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 18 30-39 <=10 15 <50 25-29 31
2018-2019 22 40-59 6-9 19 PS 45-49 37
2017-2018 21 40-49 6-9 18 <50 30-39 36
2016-2017 20 40-49 <=10 18 PS 30-39 32
2015-2016 20 40-49 11-19 17 <50 30-39 33
2014-2015 19 30-39 11-19 17 <50 11-19 30
2012-2013 53 60-69 30-39 50 21-39 60-69 63
2011-2012 78 70-79 70-79 77 60-79 80-89 84
2010-2011 79 80-89 60-69 77 60-79 80-89 87

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 21 30-39 11-19 17 <50 40-44 35
2018-2019 20 40-59 <=5 17 PS 40-44 36
2017-2018 20 40-49 6-9 17 <50 40-49 34
2016-2017 20 30-39 11-19 17 PS 30-39 34
2015-2016 25 40-49 20-29 22 <50 30-39 41
2014-2015 25 40-49 20-29 22 <50 20-29 41
2012-2013 69 70-79 60-69 67 40-59 70-79 80
2011-2012 79 80-89 70-79 77 >=80 70-79 85
2010-2011 80 80-89 80-89 78 60-79 80-89 87

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90 PS >=50 89 PS >=50 90-94
2018-2019 91 PS >=50 91 PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 91 >=50 PS 90 PS >=50 >=95
2016-2017 91 >=50 >=50 90 PS >=50 90-94
2015-2016 91 >=50 >=50 89 PS >=50 >=95
2014-2015 84 PS >=50 83 PS 85-89
2013-2014 84 >=50 <50 84 PS >=50 85-89
2012-2013 89 PS >=50 88 PS >=50 90-94
2011-2012 84 PS >=50 80-84 >=50 >=80 80-84
2010-2011 82 >=50 >=50 75-79 >=50 >=80 85-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 7,181 -0.7
2022-2023 7,233 0.6
2021-2022 7,188 0.9
2020-2021 7,124 -2.7
2019-2020 7,318 1.9
2018-2019 7,179 0.0
2017-2018 7,181 -1.0
2016-2017 7,253 1.4
2015-2016 7,150 0.6
2014-2015 7,109 2.2
2013-2014 6,956 1.2
2012-2013 6,876 2.2
2011-2012 6,726 0.7
2010-2011 6,680 9.6
2009-2010 6,039 -2.7
2008-2009 6,200 1.5
2007-2008 6,104 1.6
2006-2007 6,004 1.6
2005-2006 5,910 -1.8
2004-2005 6,019 1.0
2003-2004 5,960 2.4
2002-2003 5,814 2.2
2001-2002 5,685 3.1
2000-2001 5,507 1.5
1999-2000 5,424 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Dodge City Unified School District 443 (%) Kansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 2.8
Black 1.5 6.6
Hispanic 81.8 22.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 1.6 6.3
White 14.1 61.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Dodge City Unified School District 443 had 334.25 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 21.48.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 13.00
Kindergarten: 44.50
Elementary: 89.00
Secondary: 187.75
Total: 334.25

Dodge City Unified School District 443 employed 5.00 district administrators and 28.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 22.00
School Administrators: 28.00
School Administrative Support: 46.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 102.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 91.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 15.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 11.00
Library/Media Support: 1.80
Student Support Services: 78.00
Other Support Services: 173.80


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Dodge City Unified School District 443 operates 11 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Beeson Elementary329KG-5
Central Elem387KG-5
Comanche Middle School7616-8
Dodge City High School2,1419-12
Dodge City Middle School7936-8
Linn Elementary349KG-5
Miller Elem765PK-5
Northwest Elem374KG-5
Ross Elementary School519KG-5
Soule Elementary School400KG-5
Sunnyside Elem363PK-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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