Ulysses USD 214 is a District of Pluses!

Ulysses, USD 214, having all NCA-Accredited schools, is the largest 4-A school district in Southwest Kansas, with an enrollment for 2006-07 of 1730 students and an excellent teaching staff of 124.

Hickok Elementary School 520
Sullivan Elementary School 379
Kepley Middle School 344
Ulysses High School 455
Ulysses Community Learning Center 32
Total
1730

PLUS a full-day kindergarten program which began in 2006-07 as well as a transitional first grade for the student who is not developmentally "ready". We believe in the "Gift of Time". We provide a developmental approach to allow perfectly normal students to develop rather than push them inappropriately.

PLUS a progressive community who approved the recently completed additions to Sullivan Elementary, Hickok Elementary and Ulysses High School.

PLUS an all-weather track and stadium, a new Varsity Basketball Gymnasium, a community Recreation Program beyond compare for this area, and a 60' x 90' weight room and fitness center built in 1995.

PLUS Seward County Community College outreach classes on a regular basis in our community.

PLUS transitional bilingual services for limited-English-speaking students. We want all our our students to function well in our schools. We provide help in learning English so language isn't a handicap.

PLUS services provided to special students through the High Plains Educational Cooperative, whose office is located in Ulysses. We provide classes for all handicapped and also for gifted students.

PLUS a forward-looking building program in a growing community - Cable Television Studio Classroom, and an innovative Tech. Ed. Lab Classroom at the Kepley Middle School

PLUS a Ulysses Community Learning Center for those 18 years or older who are seeking an alternative route to receive a high school diploma, not a GED.

PLUS a dedicated staff of custodians, food service, secretaries, bus drivers, paraprofessionals, maintenance/grounds workers, teachers and administrators.

PLUS well maintained and attractive school buildings.

PLUS a wide range of athletic programs - football, volleyball, cross country, basketball, wrestling, track, golf, baseball, softball and tennis.

PLUS excellent fine arts programs in debate, speech/drama, band, vocal music and art.

PLUS many organizational clubs such as FFA, FHA, Industrial Arts Club, Foreign Language, etc.

PLUS a community of patrons who support both the academic and athletic programs of the district.

PLUS a summer school program with remedial classes, drivers' education, and beginning band.

PLUS a vocational program of business courses, computer classes, industrial arts, home econmics, and agriculture.