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Kansas City 33 School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Kansas City.
Students
15,079
Schools
33
Spent per student
$19,265
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$12.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Kansas City 33 School District
- School Grade D: better than 5% of Kansas districts
- Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 16 pts below the state
- Spends 32% more per student than the MO average
- 14 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 10.6% since 2020
- Debt of $12.8M, about $847 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
Test scores vs. MO
2020–21Math proficiency12%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 45.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)75%
State average 90.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$19,265 per student · 32% above MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 48%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 9%Federal 22%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
13,638’20
13,607’21
13,931’22
14,694’23
15,079’24
Up 10.6% since 2020.
Students
Black 46%Hispanic 34%White 11%Asian 4%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
33 public schools.
M. L. King Elementary
D−768 students15:1
Foreign Language Academy
C−594 students13:1
Rogers Elementary
D592 students14:1
Whittier Elementary
D550 students11:1
Garfield Elementary
D531 students13:1
Primitivo Garcia Elementary
D494 students15:1
B. Banneker Elementary
D−487 students15:1
Carver Dual Language School
D468 students14:1
Gladstone Elementary
D406 students12:1
Trailwoods Elementary
D388 students13:1
Phillis Wheatley Elementary
D−386 students11:1
Ac Prep Elementary
D366 students13:1
Holliday Montessori
C−360 students15:1
John T. Hartman Elementary
D360 students16:1
Hale Cook Elementary
B−344 students13:1
George Melcher Elementary
D−341 students14:1
James Elementary
D−328 students15:1
Wendell Phillips Elementary
D324 students14:1
Faxon Elementary
D322 students11:1
Pitcher Elementary
D252 students11:1
Border Star Montessori
B251 students15:1
Northeast Middle School
D−607 students13:1
Lincoln College Academy Middle
A583 students19:1
Central Middle School
D−375 students13:1
East High School
D−1,155 students16:1
Lincoln College Prep.
A−997 students20:1
Northeast High
D732 students15:1
Paseo Acad. of Performing Arts
D669 students11:1
Central High School
D519 students15:1
Southeast High School
D−498 students15:1
Manual Career Tech. CTR.
0 students0:1
Contract
D32 students
Success Academy
0 students0:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Park Hill School DistrictNorthmoor, Parkville, Riverside
$15,605per student
Fort Osage R-I School DistrictIndependence, River Bend, Sugar Creek
$13,905per student
Independence 30 School DistrictIndependence, Sugar Creek
$12,949per student
Lee's Summit R-VII School DistrictLee's Summit, Unity Village
$15,082per 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.