All students, grades K-12 who are new to USD 443 must register at First Stop Enrollment Center. Students grades K-5 choose 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice schools. (Assignment will be made at time of registration.) If space is not currently available at your school choice, students will be assigned to an available school and placed on a waiting list for your 1st choice school.
6th-8th Grade Placement:
Students new to the district, will be assigned to a middle school based on available classroom space at the time of enrollment. Consideration for placement shall include maintaining a balanced enrollment between the two middle schools and the placement of K-5 siblings.
Current USD 443 students will be assigned to a middle school from the feeder schools as follows:
Comanche Middle School: Beeson, Central, Ross, Soule and Wilroads Gardens.
Dodge City Middle School: Linn, Miller, Northwest, Sunnyside.
First Stop Enrollment Center is located at 2112 First Avenue Dodge City, KS 67801
Phone: (620) 471-2117 Fax: (620) 227-1764
Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM and Friday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
(No appt. necessary; the last enrollment of the day will be taken at 4:30 Mon-Thurs. and 3:30 on Friday)
(WALK IN ENROLLMENT UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME DUE TO COVID REGULATIONS, PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE)
Important Note: Students MUST BE 5 years old ON or BEFORE AUGUST 31, 2020, to attend kindergarten for the 2020-2021 school year in the State of Kansas.
Please bring the following documents to First Stop at time of registration:
A parent or legal guardian must be present. (Please bring Identification)
Order a birth certificate from the State of Kansas or for any other State.
Services available at First Stop: