The Kansas City region has 30+ school districts and 150,000+ students. We’re giving you the 411 on enrollment, student-teacher ratio, tuition, and more (thanks to data from Niche) for the area’s major school districts. And don’t worry, there won’t be any homework.
Before we dive in, here are three fast facts about schools in the Heart of America:
- The high school graduation rate of KCMO was 89.60% in 2018.
- There are 15 school districts in the city of Kansas City (but we’ve got you covered outside of that too).
- Blue Valley Unified School District ranks No. 76 of 10,561 for Best School Districts in America.
Basehor-Linwood Unified School District
- Number of schools: 7
- Number of students: 3,091
- Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
- No. 10 school district in Kansas
- 96% graduation rate
Blue Springs R-IV School District
- Number of schools: 21
- Number of students: 14,744
- Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
- No. 4 best places to teach in Missouri
- 90% graduation rate
Blue Valley Unified School District
- Number of schools: 37
- Number of students: 22,393
- Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
- No. 76 school district in America
- 96% graduation rate
Bonner Springs/Edwardsville Unified School District
- Number of schools: 5
- Number of students: 2,560
- Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
- No. 5 most diverse school district in Kansas
- 86% graduation rate
De Soto Unified School District
- Number of schools: 14
- Number of students: 7,364
- Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
- No. 2 best school district in Kansas
- 98% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 8
- Number of students: 4,448
- Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
- No. 39 school district in Missouri
- 95% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 28
- Number of students: 14,168
- Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
- No. 10 most diverse school district in Missouri
- 90% graduation rate
Kansas City Kansas Public Schools
- Number of schools: 42
- Number of students: 21,132
- Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
- No. 13 most diverse school district in Kansas
- 73% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 30
- Number of students: 14,694
- Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
- No. 25 best school district for athletes in Missiouri
- 78% graduation rate
Lee’s Summit R-VII School District
- Number of schools: 28
- Number of students: 17,797
- Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
- No. 3 best school district for athletes in Missouri
- 93% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 20
- Number of students: 12,154
- Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
- No. 4 school district for athletes in Missouri
- 93% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 34
- Number of students: 21, 015
- Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
- No. 5 most diverse school district in Missouri
- 96% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 52
- Number of students: 28,590
- Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
- No. 3 school district in Kansas
- 92% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 20
- Number of students: 11,915
- Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
- No. 16 school district in Missouri
- 89% graduation rate
Platte County R-III School District
- Number of schools: 7
- Number of students: 4,283
- Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
- No. 21 district with the best teachers in Missouri
- 92% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 4
- Number of students: 2,774
- Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
- No. 13 school district in Kansas
- 92% graduation rate
- Number of schools: 20
- Number of students: 7,953
- Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
- No. 3 most diverse school district in Missouri
- 76% graduation rate
Shawnee Mission School District
- Number of schools: 45
- Number of students: 26,464
- Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
- No. 5 school district in Kansas
- 87% graduation rate
Smithville R-11 School District
- Number of schools: 5
- Number of students: 2,536
- Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
- No. 13 district with the best teachers in Kansas City Area
- 96% graduation rate
