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Central Elem School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1100 Central Avenue
Dodge City, KS 67801
Phone
(620) 471-2104
District
DODGE CITY
County
FORD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
331
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kansas

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.7% of all KS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Central Elem School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
13%
43%
6%
37%
19%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
38%
6%
42%
13%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
34%
26%
39%
21%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
18
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 58 17.5%
Grade 1 61 18.4%
Grade 2 61 18.4%
Grade 3 61 18.4%
Grade 4 44 13.3%
Grade 5 46 13.9%
Total 331 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 5.8% 15.4% 66.5%
Black 0.3% 1.9% 7.2%
Hispanic 91.4% 81.5% 22.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 0.8% 2.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.5% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 91.8% 80.1% 42.7%
Free lunch eligible 81.0% 62.1% 33.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.9% 18.0% 9.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 31,376 2,937,150
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 73.0 35
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.9% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 25.5% 20.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.6% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.0% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 10.0% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,269 1,148,635
Single Parent Households With Children 9.8% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 72.8% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.6% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.6% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.8% 17.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.9% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.3% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 23.7% 15.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.7% 11.7%
$15,000 or less 5.0% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,610 $48,371,980 52.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $674 $4,932,332 5.4%
Staff $401 $2,934,518 3.2%
General Administration $264 $1,931,952 2.1%
School Administration $857 $6,271,526 6.8%
Operation $1,433 $10,486,694 11.4%
Transportation $287 $2,100,266 2.3%
Other $369 $2,700,342 2.9%
Total Support $4,285 $31,357,630 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,662 $12,162,516 13.2%
Total Expenditures $12,558 $91,899,444 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,633 $3,697,137,819 50.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $786 $380,580,640 5.2%
Staff $484 $234,547,981 3.2%
General Administration $302 $146,148,145 2.0%
School Administration $727 $351,870,243 4.8%
Operation $1,203 $582,720,599 8.0%
Transportation $480 $232,702,406 3.2%
Other $354 $171,507,004 2.3%
Total Support $4,336 $2,100,045,783 28.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,111 $1,506,919,992 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,081 $7,304,128,071 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%