D
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 Wheaton.
PK–5Onaga ElemOnaga-Havensville-Wheaton Unified School District 322
6–8Onaga Middle SchoolOnaga-Havensville-Wheaton Unified School District 322
9–12Onaga Senior HighOnaga-Havensville-Wheaton Unified School District 322
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.