📍 4400 North 107 Street, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 66109
Piper High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. The school has 779 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Piper-Kansas City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Piper High enrolls 779 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 421 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 145 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 132 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 35 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
188 of the school's 779 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 138 qualify for free lunch and 50 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.
Piper High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 5, state house district 36.
Piper High is one of 4 schools in Piper-Kansas City, based in Kansas City, Kansas. The district serves 2,840 students district-wide and employs 181 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 779 students, Piper High is close to the district average of about 710 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize