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El Dorado School District

124 West Central Avenue
El Dorado, KS 67042
(District boundaries shown in map)
2/
10
Bottom 50%
<Âé¶¹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title" id="top-rankings">Top Rankings

El Dorado 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 2026 school year, there are 2 public high schools serving 518 students in El Dorado 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 El Dorado School District have an average math proficiency score of 9% (versus the Kansas public high school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 13% (versus the 26% statewide average).
Public High School in El Dorado School District have a Graduation Rate of 79%, which is less than the Kansas average of 87%.
The school with highest graduation rate is El Dorado High School, with 90-94% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Kansas or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public high school average of 37% (majority Hispanic).
<Âé¶¹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class='so-dt-title' id="overview">Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
6 Schools
402 Schools
# Students
1,786 Students
163,601 Students
# Teachers
97 Teachers
10,703 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
<Âé¶¹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class='so-dt-title' id="student-by-grade">Student By Grade
<Âé¶¹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class='so-dt-title' id="district-rank">District Rank
El Dorado 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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 79% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (KS)
#253 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
19%
31%
26%
32%
30%
31%
79%
89%
<Âé¶¹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class='so-dt-title' id="students-by-ethnicity">Students by Ethnicity:
0.37
0.55
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
1%
3%
% Hispanic
11%
21%
% Black
2%
6%
% White
78%
63%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
<Âé¶¹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title" id="district-revenue-and-spending">District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,801 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,284. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,837 is less than the state median of $17,200. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (KS)
Total Revenue
$28 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$27 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,801
$16,284
Spending / Student
$14,837
$17,200

Best El Dorado School District Public High Schools (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
El Dorado Virtual School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
500 W. Central Ave.
El Dorado, KS 67042
(316) 322-4800
Gr: K-12 | 10 students Minority enrollment: 10%
Rank: #22.
El Dorado High School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
401 Mccollum Road
El Dorado, KS 67042
(316) 322-4810
Gr: 9-12 | 508 students Student-teacher ratio: 25:1 Minority enrollment: 24%

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • District size: 6 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,786 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 18:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 22%
  • : 79% (Top 50% in KS)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 19% (Btm 50%)
  • : 26% (Btm 50%)
  • : 30% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), KS Dept. of Education

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