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 Walker.
PK–6Greeley ElemGarnett Unified School District 365
7–122 schoolsGarnett Unified School District 365
12Anderson County Jr/Sr High SchoolGarnett Unified School District 365
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.