A−
Park Hill School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Parkville, Riverside, Weatherby Lake, Lake Waukomis, Platte Woods, Northmoor and Houston Lake, and parts of Kansas City.
Students
11,937
Schools
20
Spent per student
$15,605
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Debt
$184.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Park Hill School District
- School Grade A−: better than 82% of Missouri districts
- Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
- Spends 7% more per student than the MO average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $184.3M, about $15,437 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Baldwin Park.
PK–2Pleasant Hill PrimaryPleasant Hill R-III School District
3–4Pleasant Hill Elem.Pleasant Hill R-III School District
7–8Pleasant Hill MiddlePleasant Hill R-III School District
9–12Pleasant Hill HighPleasant Hill R-III School District
Test scores vs. MO
2020–21Math proficiency47%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts54%
State average 45.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 90.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,605 per student · 7% above MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 45%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 69%State 28%Federal 3%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
11,689’20
11,991’21
11,976’22
11,915’23
11,937’24
About steady.
Students
White 61%Black 15%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
20 public schools.
Union Chapel Elem.
A609 students17:1
Southeast Elem.
B+548 students13:1
Tiffany Ridge Elementary SCHL
B−484 students13:1
Hopewell Elementary
B+483 students13:1
Thomas B. Chinn Elem.
B466 students12:1
Hawthorn Elem.
A450 students14:1
Prairie Point Elem.
B+437 students14:1
English Landing Elem.
A435 students13:1
Graden Elem.
A415 students15:1
Alfred L. Renner Elem.
C+403 students13:1
Line Creek Elem.
C+321 students11:1
Walden Middle
B730 students13:1
Plaza Middle
B673 students12:1
Lakeview Middle
A−653 students12:1
Congress Middle
B601 students12:1
Park Hill High
A+1,947 students18:1
Park Hill South High
A+1,890 students17:1
Lead Innovation Studio
0 students0:1
Gerner Family Early Ed CTR.
392 students20:1
Russell Jones Ed Center
0 students0:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Fort Osage R-I School DistrictIndependence, River Bend, Sugar Creek
$13,905per student
Kansas City Unified School District 500Kansas City
$20,150per student
Piper-Kansas City Unified School District 203Kansas City
$13,535per student
Independence 30 School DistrictIndependence, Sugar Creek
$12,949per 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.