📍 2211 South 55th, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 66106
Turner High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. The school has 1,171 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Turner-Kansas City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 74.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 73%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Turner High enrolls 1,171 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 74.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 594 | 51% |
| White | 347 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 134 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 5% |
| Asian | 29 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
834 of the school's 1,171 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 737 qualify for free lunch and 97 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.
Turner 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 37.
Turner High is one of 8 schools in Turner-Kansas City, based in Kansas City, Kansas. The district serves 3,926 students district-wide and employs 285 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,171 students, Turner High is larger than the district average of about 491 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize