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Blue Valley Unified School District 229
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Overland Park, Leawood, Aubry and Oxford, and parts of Olathe.
Students
22,225
Schools
37
Spent per student
$13,588
KS $14,966
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
12%
Debt
$449.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Blue Valley Unified School District 229
- School Grade A+: better than 96% of Kansas districts
- Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts above the state
- Spends 9% less per student than the KS average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $449.5M, about $20,223 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 proficiency47%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 35.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 88%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,588 per student · 9% below KS
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 48%Federal 4%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
22,112’20
22,267’21
22,349’22
22,365’23
22,225’24
About steady.
Students
White 67%Asian 16%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 6%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
37 public schools.
Stanley Elementary
A−610 students20:1
Cedar Hills Elementary
A+587 students15:1
Timber Creek Elementary School
A+583 students16:1
Harmony Elementary
A+562 students15:1
Valley Park Elementary
A549 students11:1
Wolf Springs Elementary School
A541 students14:1
Leawood Elementary
A533 students15:1
Overland Trail Elementary
A531 students14:1
Oak Hill Elementary
A+491 students16:1
Sunrise Point Elementary
A476 students14:1
Blue River Elementary
A472 students13:1
Lakewood Elementary
A+456 students14:1
Indian Valley Elementary
A431 students13:1
Liberty View Elementary
A430 students13:1
Heartland Elementary
A+412 students13:1
Sunset Ridge Elementary
A+396 students13:1
Mission Trail Elementary
A+384 students13:1
Prairie Star Elementary
A+371 students13:1
Cottonwood Point Elementary
A+352 students12:1
Morse Elementary
A+338 students12:1
Stilwell Elementary
A266 students12:1
Aspen Grove Elementary
163 students9:1
Aubry Bend Middle School
B+792 students14:1
Oxford Middle
B+620 students14:1
Blue Valley Middle
B593 students13:1
Pleasant Ridge Middle
B+581 students14:1
Overland Trail Middle
A−540 students12:1
Lakewood Middle
A−537 students13:1
Harmony Middle
A−536 students14:1
Leawood Middle
A−493 students13:1
Prairie Star Middle
B+438 students12:1
Blue Valley West High
A−1,534 students15:1
Blue Valley Northwest High
A−1,496 students15:1
Blue Valley High
A−1,396 students15:1
Blue Valley North High
A−1,376 students14:1
Blue Valley Southwest High School
B1,057 students14:1
Blue Valley Virtual Program
302 students92:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School DistrictLenexa, Merriam, Mission
$13,332per student
De Soto Unified School District 232De Soto, Lexington
$12,922per student
Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231Gardner, Gardner
$13,601per student
Olathe Unified School District 233Lenexa
$14,977per 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.