Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0Ford Township’s public schools
Bucklin Unified School District 459 and Dodge City Unified School District 443 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ford Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Ford Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
1 of Ford Township’s 13 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Northwest Elem places highest (better than 58%); Dodge City Middle School lowest (11%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Nine elementary schools serve Ford Township, graded from D to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Dodge City High School and Bucklin High. 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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ford Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Ford Township · depends on your address
Miller Elem
Grades PK–5 · 780 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Dodge City
Sunnyside Elem
Grades PK–5 · 365 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Dodge City
Bucklin Elem
Grades PK–8 · 138 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Bucklin
6th grade in Ford Township · depends on your address
Dodge City Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 808 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Dodge City
Comanche Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 783 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Dodge City
Bucklin Elem
Grades PK–8 · 138 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Bucklin
7th grade in Ford Township · depends on your address
Dodge City Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 808 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Dodge City
Comanche Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 783 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Dodge City
Bucklin Elem
Grades PK–8 · 138 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Bucklin
8th grade in Ford Township · depends on your address
Dodge City Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 808 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Dodge City
Comanche Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 783 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Dodge City
Bucklin Elem
Grades PK–8 · 138 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Bucklin
9th grade in Ford Township · depends on your address
Dodge City High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,178 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Dodge City
Bucklin High
Grades 9–12 · 57 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Bucklin
10th grade in Ford Township · depends on your address
Dodge City High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,178 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Dodge City
Bucklin High
Grades 9–12 · 57 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Bucklin
11th grade in Ford Township · depends on your address
Dodge City High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,178 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Dodge City
Bucklin High
Grades 9–12 · 57 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Bucklin
12th grade in Ford Township · depends on your address
Dodge City High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,178 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Dodge City
Bucklin High
Grades 9–12 · 57 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Bucklin
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bucklin Unified School District 459.
Two districts serve Ford Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Ford Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Ford Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Ford Township | — | Bucklin Unified School District 459 PK–12 · Dodge City Unified School District 443 PK–12 |
| Spearville | A+ | Spearville Unified School District 381 |
| Grandview | — | Dodge City Unified School District 443 |
| Bucklin | — | Bucklin Unified School District 459 |
| Enterprise | D | Dodge City Unified School District 443 |
| Sodville | — | Bucklin Unified School District 459 |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Dodge City Unified School District 443 with Ford Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Ford Township
13 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).
Questions about Ford Township’s schools
Are Ford Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Ford Township. Bucklin Unified School District 459 and Dodge City Unified School District 443 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ford Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 13 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Ford Township in?
Bucklin Unified School District 459 and Dodge City Unified School District 443.
Where do Ford Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Dodge City High School and Bucklin High.
Parents talk
What Ford Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Ford Township → They have their own page.
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). Stars are from neighbors.