Garden City High School
2720 Buffalo Way Blvd
Garden City KS, 67846, Finney County
Phone: 620-805-5400
Ranking: (221 out of 308, bottom 28%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Garden City Unified School District 457
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 123 | 131 | 139 | 124 | 115 | 114 | 112 | |||||||
Total Students: | 2,018 | 2,080 | 1,998 | 1,986 | 1,955 | 1,901 | 1,900 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 598 | 29.6% | 665 | 32.0% | 562 | 28.1% | 580 | 29.2% | 612 | 31.3% | 573 | 30.1% | 558 | 29.4% |
Grade 10: | 563 | 27.9% | 507 | 24.4% | 528 | 26.4% | 516 | 26.0% | 514 | 26.3% | 480 | 25.2% | 508 | 26.7% |
Grade 11: | 451 | 22.3% | 475 | 22.8% | 454 | 22.7% | 472 | 23.8% | 424 | 21.7% | 444 | 23.4% | 454 | 23.9% |
Grade 12: | 406 | 20.1% | 418 | 20.1% | 416 | 20.8% | 403 | 20.3% | 405 | 20.7% | 404 | 21.3% | 380 | 20.0% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 0.7% | 38 | 1.9% | 15 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 986 | 48.9% | 1,059 | 50.9% | 1,022 | 51.2% | 999 | 50.3% | 996 | 50.9% | 928 | 48.8% | 917 | 48.3% |
Female: | 1,032 | 51.1% | 1,021 | 49.1% | 976 | 48.8% | 987 | 49.7% | 959 | 49.1% | 958 | 50.4% | 969 | 51.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 105 | 5.2% | 110 | 5.3% | 105 | 5.3% | 96 | 4.8% | 77 | 3.9% | 53 | 2.8% | 54 | 2.8% |
Hispanic: | 1,329 | 65.9% | 1,367 | 65.7% | 1,276 | 63.9% | 1,269 | 63.9% | 1,278 | 65.4% | 1,205 | 63.4% | 1,156 | 60.8% |
Black: | 28 | 1.4% | 24 | 1.2% | 23 | 1.2% | 31 | 1.6% | 32 | 1.6% | 36 | 1.9% | 41 | 2.2% |
White: | 515 | 25.5% | 544 | 26.2% | 558 | 27.9% | 559 | 28.1% | 540 | 27.6% | 593 | 31.2% | 631 | 33.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 29 | 1.4% | 27 | 1.3% | 30 | 1.5% | 27 | 1.4% | 25 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 978 | 48.5% | 1,016 | 48.8% | 927 | 46.4% | 900 | 45.3% | 880 | 45.0% | 763 | 40.1% | 692 | 36.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 300 | 14.9% | 289 | 13.9% | 277 | 13.9% | 279 | 14.0% | 247 | 12.6% | 242 | 12.7% | 230 | 12.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.37 | 15.84 | 14.36 | 15.99 | 17.04 | 16.60 | 16.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
KS State Assessment | ||||||
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.77% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.83% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.04% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.35% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.76% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.03% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.94% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.46% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.59% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.28% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.22% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.75% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.66% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.68% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 67.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 32.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 34.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 65.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,073.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,413.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,026.0 |
* Garden City High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.