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Kansas City School District

Item: Kansas City School District
Rating: 1
Author: Public School Review

2010 N. 59th Street
Kansas City, KS 66104

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Bottom 50%

Tel: (913) 551-3200

www.kckps.org

Top Rankings

Kansas City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:

Overview

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

This State (KS)

# Schools

43 Schools

1,000 Schools

# Students

20,734 Students

320,855 Students

# Teachers

1,432 Teachers

23,456 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

14:1

District Rank

Kansas City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 70% has increased from 69% over five school years.

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (KS)

#285 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart display the overall district rank of Kansas City School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

28%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Kansas City School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

15%

36%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Kansas City School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

70%

86%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Kansas City School District and public school graduation rate of KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.62

0.56

# American Indian Students

31 Students

2,277 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

1,398 Students

8,753 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

11,541 Students

66,949 Students

% Hispanic Students

56%

21%

# Black Students

5,033 Students

21,321 Students

% Black Students

24%

# White Students

1,886 Students

200,944 Students

% White Students

62%

# Hawaiian Students

91 Students

784 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

754 Students

19,827 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

243

19,305

# Students in K Grade:

1,614

33,605

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,559

33,149

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,611

33,906

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,584

34,043

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,631

34,679

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,514

34,673

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,593

35,760

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,620

26,874

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,638

27,191

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,885

1,652

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,548

1,663

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,432

1,862

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,238

2,020

# Ungraded Students:

473

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $15,840 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,220. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $16,997 is less than the state median of $17,133. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.

2020-2021

This School District

This State (KS)

Total Revenue

$328 MM

$7,774 MM

This chart display total revenue of Kansas City School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$352 MM

$8,211 MM

This chart display total spending of Kansas City School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$15,840

$16,220

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Kansas City School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$16,997

$17,133

This chart display average spending per public school student in Kansas City School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024)

District size: 43 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 20,734 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Minority Enrollment: 91%
: 70% (Btm 50% in KS)
: Bottom 50%
: 8% (Btm 50%)
: 15% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), KS Dept. of Education