📍 2400 Steele Rd, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 66106
J C Harmon High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. The school has 1,330 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 72.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 4% of students are proficient in reading. 1% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 64%. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J C Harmon High enrolls 1,330 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 72.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 9.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 920 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 222 | 17% |
| White | 130 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 15 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,047 of the school's 1,330 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 924 qualify for free lunch and 123 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.
J C Harmon 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-30, state senate district 6, state house district 31.
J C Harmon 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 1,330 students, J C Harmon 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