K-12

Enrollment Requirements:

  • Physical exam within the last year
  • Up-to-date immunizations
  • Missouri: proof of identification and current address, Aug. 1 cut-off (must be 5-years-old for Kindergarten enrollment)
  • Kansas: birth certificate or other proof of identification, Aug. 31 cut-off (must turn five for Kindergarten and six for 1st Grade enrollment)

School Districts by County

 
District # County / District 2021-2022
Enrollment
2021-2022 Graduation Rate (%)
ATCHISON COUNTY
USD 377 Atchison County Community Schools
510 93%
USD 409 Atchison Public Schools 1,580 69%
DOUGLAS COUNTY
USD 348 Baldwin City
1,357 86%
USD 491 Eudora
1,720 99%
USD 497 Lawrence
11,145 90%
FRANKLIN COUNTY
USD 287 West Franklin
650 88%
USD 288 Central Heights
524 84%
USD 289 Wellsville
812 98%
USD 290 Ottawa
2,330 96%
JOHNSON COUNTY (KS)
USD 229 Blue Valley
22,376 97%
USD 230 Spring Hill
5,379 84%
USD 231 Gardner Edgerton
5,918 95%
USD 232 De Soto
7,396 97%
USD 233 Olathe
29,305 95%
USD 512 Shawnee Mission Public Schools
26,462 89%
LEAVENWORTH COUNTY
USD 207 Ft. Leavenworth
1,649 N/A
USD 449 Easton
659 95%
USD 453 Leavenworth
3,695 90%
USD 458 Basehor-Linwood
2,996 95%
USD 464 Tonganoxie
1,903 87%
USD 469 Lansing
2,596 88%
MIAMI COUNTY
USD 367 Osawatomie
1,083 91%
USD 368 Paola
1,801 97%
USD 416 Louisburg
1,788 97%
SHAWNEE COUNTY
USD 345 Seaman
3,915 91%
USD 372 Silver Lake
719 98%
USD 437 Auburn Washburn
6,109 92%
USD 450 Shawnee Heights
3,817 92%
USD 321 Kaw Valley 1,130 93%
USD 501 Topeka Public Schools
12,503 85%
WYANDOTTE COUNTY
USD 202 Turner-Kansas City
3,899 82%
USD 203 Piper-Kansas City
2,615 90%
USD 204 Bonner Springs- Edwardsville
2,552 87%
USD 500 Kansas City
21,593 69%
BUCHANAN COUNTY
11079 Buchanan County R-IV
291 100%
11076 East Buchanan County C-1
686 100%
11078 Mid-Buchanan County R-V
793 96%
11082 St. Joseph
10,510 78%
CASS COUNTY
19139 
Archie R-V 496 95% 
19152 Belton
4,476 87%
19150 Drexel R-IV
290 76%
19147 East Lynne 40
149 N/A
19149 Harrisonville R-IX
2,215 88%
19151 Midway R-1
444 95%
19148 Pleasant Hill R-III
2,191 95%
19142 Raymore-Peculiar R-II
6,432 91%
19144 Sherwood Cass R-VIII
807 90%
19140 Strasburg C-3 120  N/A
CLAY COUNTY
24089 Excelsior Springs 40
2,650 97%
24086 Kearney R-1
3,557 97%
24090 Liberty Public Schools
12,427 96%
24091 Missouri City
22 N/A
24093 North Kansas City
19,875 97%
24087 Smithville R-II
2,581 97%
CLINTON COUNTY
25001 Cameron R-1
1,711 94%
25003 Clinton County R-III
652 85%
25002 Lathrop R-II
929 95%
JACKSON COUNTY
048914 Academie Lafayette  1,246 N/A
048927  Academy For Integrated Arts  253 N/A
048909 Allen Village
473 95%
048068 Blue Springs R-IV
14,767 97%
048916 Brookside-Charter School
 745 N/A
048080 Center School District
2,524 82%
048928  Citizens Of The World Charter   530 N/A
048926  Crossroads Charter Schools  1,094 70%
048923 Delasalle Charter School
186 60%
048924  Ewing Marion Kauffman School  N/A 94%
048066 Fort Osage R-1
4,804 92%
048922  Frontier Schools  1,593 84% 
048922 Genesis School Inc.
214 N/A
048913 Gordon Parks Elem.  137 N/A
048069 Grain Valley R-V
4,553 97%
040874 Grandview C-4
3,734 73%
048902  Guadalupe Centers Schools   1,442 71% 
040872 Hickman Mills C-1
5,177 88%
048904 Hogan Preparatory Academy
 907 74%
048925  Hope Leadership Academy  118  N/A
040877 Independence Public Schools
14,396 94%
040878 Kansas City Public Schools
14,094 73%
048912  KC International Academy  672 N/A
048918  KIPP: Endeavor Academy  692 N/A
048910 Lee A Tolbert Com. Academy
409 N/A
040871 Lee's Summit R-7 Schools
17,844 96%
040874 Lone Jack C-6
767 95%
040870 Oak Grove R-VI
1,945 96%
048921  Pathway Academy  N/A  N/A
040873 Raytown C-2
8,037 81%
048915 Scuola Vita Nuova
3179 N/A
048901 University Academy
1,120 87%
JOHNSON COUNTY (MO)
51153 Chilhowee R-IV
161 90%
51152 Holden R-III
1,194 89%
51154  Johnson County R-VII  535 94%
51150 Kingsville R-1
234 100%
51155 Knob Noster Public Schools
1,879 97%
51156 Leeton R-X
324 100%
51159 Warrensburg R-VI
3,398 92%
LAFAYETTE COUNTY
54037
Concordia R-II
420 78%
54039 Lafayette County C-1
951 94%
54045 Lexington R-V 989 90%
54041 Odessa R-VII
1,989 97%
54042 Santa Fe R-X
335 100%
54043 Wellington-Napoleon R-IX
419 98%
LIVINGSTON COUNTY
59117 Chillicothe R-II
1,819 97%
59114 Livingston County R-III
67 N/A
59113 Southwest Livingston County R-1
197 100%
PLATTE COUNTY
83001 North Platte County R-1
570 94%
83005 Park Hill
11,991 91%
83003 Platte County R-III
4,237 92%
83002 West Platte County R-II
709 95%
RAY COUNTY
89088 Hardin-Central C-2
226 94%
89080 Lawson R-XIV
1,077 96%
89087 Orrick R-XI
276 91%
89089 Richmond R-XVI
1,521 81%
TOTAL 444,676  90%
 Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Kansas State Department of Education and Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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K-12 Career Pipeline Programs:

According to the U.S. Department of Education, there are 113 K-12 school districts in the KC region that include several National Blue Ribbon School award winners.

There are substantial education innovation building blocks across Kansas City as boutique programs and individual districts are currently offering career exploration, industry-relevant credentials, and dual-credit enrollment to high school students.

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Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS)

Created in 2009, CAPS is a nationally recognized, innovative high school program. Students fast forward into their future and are fully immersed in a professional culture, solving real world problems, using industry standard tools and mentored by actual employers, all while receiving high school and college credit. It is now being replicated in more than 60+ school districts within 19 states and three countries.

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PREP-KC

A regional urban education intermediary, PREP-KC ensures rigorous K-12 math instruction and provides career exploration preparation opportunities to 69,730 students across six school districts and four charter networks in the bi-state region’s urban core.
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Project Lead the Way

Already, more than 89,722 K-12 students are engaged in STEM programming through Project Lead The Way (a third of the entire metro high school enrollment). There are 38 public school districts and 14 private or charter schools in the region who have formal accelerated programming in STEM courses, and many of those inform and credential students for education and career pathways after high school.

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Recent collaborative education efforts in Kansas City aimed at closing the achievement gap in K-12 education and ensuring access and completion of postsecondary education have generated momentum and evidence that a coordinated effort among all stakeholder groups can result in large-scale investable initiatives to transform the region’s workforce pipeline.

The most dynamic programming is taking place in the following districts and programs:

K-12

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