A−
Park Hill School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Parkville, Riverside, Weatherby Lake, Lake Waukomis, Platte Woods, Northmoor and Houston Lake, and parts of Kansas City.
Students
11,937
Schools
20
Spent per student
$15,605
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Debt
$184.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Park Hill School District
- School Grade A−: better than 82% of Kansas districts
- Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
- Spends 7% more per student than the MO average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $184.3M, about $15,437 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Codell.
PK–6Plainville ElemPlainville Unified School District 270
7–12Plainville HighPlainville Unified School District 270
Test scores vs. MO
2020–21Math proficiency47%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts54%
State average 45.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 90.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,605 per student · 7% above MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 45%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 69%State 28%Federal 3%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
11,689’20
11,991’21
11,976’22
11,915’23
11,937’24
About steady.
Students
White 61%Black 15%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
20 public schools.
Union Chapel Elem.
A609 students17:1
Southeast Elem.
B+548 students13:1
Tiffany Ridge Elementary SCHL
B−484 students13:1
Hopewell Elementary
B+483 students13:1
Thomas B. Chinn Elem.
B466 students12:1
Hawthorn Elem.
A450 students14:1
Prairie Point Elem.
B+437 students14:1
English Landing Elem.
A435 students13:1
Graden Elem.
A415 students15:1
Alfred L. Renner Elem.
C+403 students13:1
Line Creek Elem.
C+321 students11:1
Walden Middle
B730 students13:1
Plaza Middle
B673 students12:1
Lakeview Middle
A−653 students12:1
Congress Middle
B601 students12:1
Park Hill High
A+1,947 students18:1
Park Hill South High
A+1,890 students17:1
Lead Innovation Studio
0 students0:1
Gerner Family Early Ed CTR.
392 students20:1
Russell Jones Ed Center
0 students0:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Fort Osage R-I School DistrictIndependence, River Bend, Sugar Creek
$13,905per student
Kansas City Unified School District 500Kansas City
$20,150per student
Piper-Kansas City Unified School District 203Kansas City
$13,535per student
Independence 30 School DistrictIndependence, Sugar Creek
$12,949per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.