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Shawnee Mission South High School
5800 W 107th St, Shawnee Mission, KS, 66207-2599 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Shawnee Mission South High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Johnson County, KS
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1771 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 110 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 441 students
Grade 10 - 466 students
Grade 11 - 420 students
Grade 12 - 433 students
Grade Not Listed - 11 students
This School ( KS ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:16 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( KS ) School Average
% American Indian n/a 1%
% Asian 4% 2%
% Hispanic 7% 11%
% Black 7% 7%
% White 80% 76%
% Unknown 2 % 5%
Additional Student Information
This School ( KS ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 6% 32%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 2% 10%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 1%
School Performance:
( KS ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Shawnee Mission Pub School District
This School's Agency ( KS ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 49 3
Number of Students Managed 29,466 students 622 students
District Total Revenue $249,027,000 $5,576,000
District Expenditure $256,589,000 $5,392,000
District Revenue / Student $8,451 $9,227
District Expenditure / Student $8,708 $9,193
District Graduation Rates 92% 100%
School Notes:
  • The Shawnee Mission School District (Kansas Unified School District 512) is one of the major school districts in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Located in northeast Johnson County, Kansas, the school district enrolled students in the 2003-2004 school year. As of 2004, the district comprises 5 high schools, 7 middle schools, 39 elementary schools, and 3 instructional centers.
  • Historical Significance: South Park Elementary school, in Merriam, Kansas played a significant role in school desegregation prior to the unification of the Shawnee Mission School District. McAuliffe Elementary School in Lenexa, Kansas was the first school in the nation to open named in honor of Christa McAuliffe.
  • Shawnee Mission South High School: Shawnee Mission South is located on Lamar Avenue near 107th Street in southern Overland Park, Kansas. The school colors are green and gold and its mascot is the Raider. The school's mascot was chosen by the first graduating class of 1967. The Raider was chosen as a mascot because of the popular band The Raiders. Most of the students from South come from the middle school Indian Woods.
  • Notable alumni include former USC and NFL quarterback Rodney Peete. Additionally, The Who played a concert with the The Buckinghams at Shawnee Mission South on November 17, 1967. SMS is unique in the district for featuring the Engineering Program. Beginning in 2007-2008 school year, the Shawnee Mission School District is adopting Project Lead the Way (PLTW) as the disrict engineering signature program, offered at Shawnee Mission South High School. SMS is notable because it hosts the Shawnee Mission School District's Center for International Studies, giving students who attend opportunities to study not only Spanish, French, German and Latin, but also Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and Russian. A club at South is the Raider Revolution Club which has started in the school year 06-07, where the students build robots and compete with them at national competions. Located on the school grounds is the Shawnee Mission Environmental Science Laboratory (SMESL), a 22-acre plot of land consisting of grasslands, trees, a stream, and a pond for scientific research and study. The school houses a variety of animals, both indoor and outdoor, to be studied by students. The school also has some of the best science classrooms in the district, offering Biology Honors to freshmen and sophmores and Physics Honors. SMS is notable for its achievements in scholastic competitions such as Academic Decathlon, Categories (a local quiz-bowl type competition) and forensics. South has won the state Academic Decathlon title the last five years and has had strong finishes at the national level. In 2005, South's Science Olympiad team made district news by winning the state of Kansas competition and advancing to the national level.
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About This Zip Code (66207)
School Zip (66207) (KS) State Average
Population (Approximate) 13,301 people 2,568,742 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 60% 24%
Population Average Age 46 years old 35.2 years old
Average Household size 2.4 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $70,404 $42,855
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 7.5 rooms 5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 43 years old 42 years old
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  Nearby Schools:
1. Shawnee Mission West High School - 2042 students - view location
2. Shawnee Mission East High School - 1999 students - view location
3. Center Alternative - n/a - view location
4. Center Senior High School - 788 students - view location
5. Hogan Preparatory Academy - 316 students - view location
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