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Schools in Enterprise Township · Dodge City Unified School District 443

Enterprise Township’s public schools score below 86% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

16% of students in Enterprise Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Enterprise Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
16%
▼ 16 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 11 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
▼ 1 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 4% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.4
KS 13.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
7,268 students on the public path
In brief

Enterprise Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 16% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,355 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Eight elementary schools, then two middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Enterprise Township’s grade

D Test scoresC+ Graduation

D: better than 14% of Kansas school districts. Both inputs trail the Kansas average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 14%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (436)Better than 10%
Towns in Ford County (14)Better than 0%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,398 test results and a graduating class of 521 could put Enterprise Township anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Enterprise Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,555 in math, 3,242 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Enterprise Township, with each school’s own grade.

8 schools teach K in Enterprise Township’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to B, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
K–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−
9–12Dodge City High Schoolin Dodge CityC−

Enterprise Township’s public schools are run by Dodge City Unified School District 443, which also serves Concord, Dodge City, Dodge and Fairview and others. Parts of Enterprise Township (17% of its land) are served by Minneola Unified School District 219 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading16%
State average 32.5% · 3242 students tested
Math18%
State average 29.4% · 3555 students tested

Enterprise Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Enterprise Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Enterprise TownshipDDodge City Unified School District 443
Grandview—Dodge City Unified School District 443
Dodge—Dodge City Unified School District 443
Ford—Bucklin Unified School District 459 PK–12 · Dodge City Unified School District 443 PK–12
Richland—Dodge City Unified School District 443

All 4 neighbors share Dodge City Unified School District 443 with Enterprise Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Enterprise Township

11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Enterprise Townshipin other towns

Questions about Enterprise Township’s schools

Are Enterprise Township’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Enterprise Township children attend score below 86% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 10%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Enterprise Township in?

Dodge City Unified School District 443, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,268 students in 11 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Enterprise Township are served by Minneola Unified School District 219.

Where do Enterprise Township kids go to high school?

Dodge City High School in Dodge City, with 2,178 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Enterprise Township’s graduation rate?

87% of the class of 2023 in Dodge City Unified School District 443 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Enterprise Township spend per student?

$14,355 in Dodge City Unified School District 443 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Enterprise Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.