D−
Kansas City Unified School District 500
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Kansas City.
Students
21,538
Schools
43
Spent per student
$20,150
KS $14,966
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Debt
$257.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Kansas City Unified School District 500
- School Grade D−: better than 0% of Kansas districts
- Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 19 pts below the state
- Spends 35% more per student than the KS average
- 16 students per teacher
- Debt of $257.9M, about $11,972 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Dover.
PK–63 schoolsKaw Valley Unified School District 321
7–123 schoolsKaw Valley Unified School District 321
Test scores vs. KS
2020–21Math proficiency8%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 35.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)69%
State average 88%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,150 per student · 35% above KS
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 41%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 63%Federal 21%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
21,353’20
20,734’21
22,013’22
21,132’23
21,538’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 59%Black 22%White 8%Asian 7%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
43 public schools.
Silver City Elem
D1,495 students44:1
M E Pearson Elem
D606 students14:1
Chelsea Elem
D−557 students17:1
Hazel Grove Elem
D537 students16:1
West Park Elementary School
C534 students15:1
Welborn Elem
D504 students15:1
Whittier Elem
D502 students14:1
Frances Willard Elem
C−434 students13:1
Lowell Brune Elementary School
C−432 students14:1
John F Kennedy Elem
D419 students17:1
Bertram Caruthers Elem
C364 students16:1
Frank Rushton Elem
C359 students15:1
Quindaro Elem
D−325 students14:1
Claude A Huyck Elem
D304 students16:1
Stony Point North
D300 students11:1
Grant Elem
D−289 students14:1
John Fiske Elem
D−287 students14:1
Douglass Elem
D−285 students11:1
Banneker Elem
D−268 students13:1
New Stanley Elem
D251 students12:1
Stony Point South
C247 students15:1
Thomas A Edison Elem
C244 students11:1
McKinley Elementary School
D−243 students11:1
Eugene Ware Elem
D242 students12:1
Mark Twain Elem
C222 students12:1
Lindbergh Elem
D216 students12:1
Noble Prentis Elem
C−193 students12:1
Emerson Elem
C+171 students10:1
Carl B. Bruce Middle School
D−821 students15:1
Gloria Willis Middle School
D−737 students19:1
Central Middle
D−687 students17:1
D D Eisenhower Middle
D−634 students17:1
Argentine Middle
D−519 students14:1
Rosedale Middle
D−501 students14:1
Arrowhead Middle
D412 students14:1
Wyandotte High
D−1,903 students19:1
J C Harmon High
D−1,285 students18:1
Washington High
D−1,180 students18:1
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science
B+1,045 students17:1
F L Schlagle High
D−841 students16:1
500 Reach
76 students
Alfred Fairfax Academy
C52 students7:1
Bridges/Wyandot Academy
15 students4:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School DistrictLake Quivira, Roeland Park, Shawnee
$13,332per student
Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 458Basehor, Fairmount
$15,103per student
Bonner Springs Unified School District 204Bonner Springs, Edwardsville
$14,005per student
Park Hill School DistrictParkville, Riverside
$15,605per 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.