📍 2501 Minneosta Avenue, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 66102
Wyandotte High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. The school has 1,832 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 106.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 3% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wyandotte High enrolls 1,832 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 106.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and 3.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,320 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 376 | 21% |
| Asian | 61 | 3.3% |
| White | 43 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,517 of the school's 1,832 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,356 qualify for free lunch and 161 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wyandotte High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 4, state house district 37.
Wyandotte High is one of 43 schools in Kansas City, based in Kansas City, Kansas. The district serves 21,538 students district-wide and employs 1,578 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,832 students, Wyandotte High is larger than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize