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Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 14 towns
Serves Overland Park, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leawood, Prairie Village, Merriam, Mission, Roeland Park, Fairway, Mission Hills, Westwood, Lake Quivira, Westwood Hills and Mission Woods.
Students
26,330
Schools
45
Spent per student
$13,332
KS $14,966
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$493.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District
- School Grade A−: better than 80% of Kansas districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
- Spends 11% less per student than the KS average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $493.0M, about $18,725 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Junction.
PK–84 schoolsSanta Fe Trail Unified School District 434
83 middle schoolsSanta Fe Trail Unified School District 434
9–123 high schoolsSanta Fe Trail Unified School District 434
Test scores vs. KS
2020–21Math proficiency38%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 35.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 88%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,332 per student · 11% below KS
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 53%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
25,928’20
26,278’21
26,422’22
26,269’23
26,330’24
About steady.
Students
White 60%Hispanic 22%Black 8%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
45 public schools.
Briarwood Elem
A+674 students17:1
Corinth Elem
A+576 students18:1
Brookridge Elem
B548 students15:1
Shawanoe Elem
D530 students16:1
Apache Elem
B−526 students15:1
Mill Creek Elem
A495 students17:1
Belinder Elem
A+489 students17:1
Oak Park-Carpenter Elementary
A+480 students16:1
Rosehill Elem
B477 students16:1
Rising Star Elem
B+473 students14:1
Brookwood Elem
A+466 students16:1
Ray Marsh Elem
A+458 students15:1
Nieman Elem
C456 students15:1
Prairie Elem
A+446 students17:1
Trailwood Elem
A+429 students15:1
John Diemer Elem
A427 students15:1
Rhein Benninghoven Elem
B+423 students15:1
Merriam Park Elementary
B415 students15:1
Christa McAuliffe Elem
A400 students13:1
Bluejacket-Flint
B+395 students13:1
Overland Park Elem
B−391 students15:1
Sunflower Elem
A390 students14:1
Broken Arrow Elem
B382 students13:1
Crestview Elem
B374 students13:1
Pawnee Elem
B374 students13:1
Comanche Elem
B−369 students13:1
Roesland Elem
A−350 students15:1
Highlands Elem
A+345 students13:1
Rushton Elem
A−336 students15:1
Westwood View Elem
A+321 students16:1
Santa Fe Trail Elem
A−310 students13:1
Lenexa Hills Elementary
A−292 students14:1
East Antioch Elem
B282 students13:1
Tomahawk Elem
B+277 students12:1
Indian Hills Middle
A−879 students15:1
Indian Woods Middle
B809 students16:1
Westridge Middle
C−761 students13:1
Trailridge Middle
C+752 students14:1
Hocker Grove Middle
C714 students13:1
Shawnee Mission East High
A−1,737 students16:1
Shawnee Mission Northwest High
B1,599 students15:1
Shawnee Mission West High
C+1,599 students15:1
Shawnee Mission South High
B1,574 students16:1
Shawnee Mission North High
C+1,502 students15:1
Project Finish
28 students
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.