📍 620 e 23rd Ave, Kansas City, Clay County, 64116
North Kansas City High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kansas City, Clay County. The school has 1,640 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Kansas City 74 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 100.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 24 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Kansas City High enrolls 1,640 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 100.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 22% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 582 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 366 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 331 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 194 | 12% |
| Asian | 128 | 7.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 31 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
906 of the school's 1,640 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 743 qualify for free lunch and 163 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.
North Kansas City High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 MO-50, state senate district 17, state house district 18.
North Kansas City High is one of 34 schools in NORTH KANSAS CITY 74, based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 21,252 students district-wide and employs 1,496 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,640 students, North Kansas City High is larger than the district average of about 625 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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