School district · Kansas

Olathe

Olathe in Kansas: 52 public schools with 28,194 students and 12.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,977 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 52
Students: 28,194
Students per teacher: 12.9; KS 13.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $14,977; KS $14.9K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 2,189
Counselors (FTE): 82.4
Students per counselor: 342; KS 395 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 36.0; Librarians (FTE): 48.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Kansas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Kansas: 46%

56%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 83% of school districts in Kansas

Median 46% · 261 school districts compared

12,441 students tested, grades 3–8 · KAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Kansas: 40%

55%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 89% of school districts in Kansas

Median 40% · 261 school districts compared

12,441 students tested, grades 3–8 · KAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$9.9K15

$10.0K16

$10.3K17

$11.3K18

$11.7K19

$12.7K20

$13.9K21

$14.7K22

$14.3K23

$15.0K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 5.2% · $28.2M
State: 56% · $302.4M
Local: 39% · $214.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,952
Support services: $5,474
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $5M
Long-term debt: $727.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 36Middle schools: 10High schools: 6

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Arbor Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	367	13.9	74%	74%	Olathe
Bentwood Elem	Pre-K–5	366	15.4	69%	69%	Overland Park
Black Bob Elem	Pre-K–5	362	14.4	74%	73%	Olathe
Briarwood Elem	Pre-K–5	315	13.8	63%	59%	Olathe
Brougham Elem	Pre-K–5	298	13.7	74%	69%	Olathe
Canyon Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	459	15.6	78%	78%	Lenexa
Cedar Creek Elem	Pre-K–5	370	14.3	67%	66%	Olathe
Central Elem	Pre-K–5	254	11.1	39%	36%	Olathe
Clearwater Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	522	16.4	74%	75%	Olathe
Countryside Elementary	Pre-K–5	349	11.8	41%	44%	Olathe
Fairview Elem	Pre-K–5	244	10.6	43%	41%	Olathe
Forest View Elem	Pre-K–5	419	15.0	71%	68%	Olathe
Green Springs Elem	Pre-K–5	235	8.8	69%	66%	Olathe
Havencroft Elem	Pre-K–5	271	11.9	42%	36%	Olathe
Heatherstone Elem	Pre-K–5	346	12.5	66%	61%	Olathe
Heritage Elementary	Pre-K–5	335	13.0	38%	37%	Olathe
Indian Creek Elem	Pre-K–5	349	12.4	36%	27%	Olathe
Madison Place Elementary	Pre-K–5	382	14.4	69%	67%	Olathe
Mahaffie Elem	Pre-K–5	449	14.4	52%	49%	Olathe
Manchester Park Elementary	Pre-K–5	616	16.0	73%	73%	Lenexa
Meadow Lane Elem	Pre-K–5	349	15.1	76%	86%	Olathe
Millbrooke Elementary	Pre-K–5	369	13.3	57%	61%	Olathe
Northview Elem	Pre-K–5	218	10.2	41%	46%	Olathe
Pleasant Ridge Elem	Pre-K–5	304	13.9	73%	61%	Overland Park
Prairie Center Elem	Pre-K–5	360	14.9	62%	70%	Olathe
Ravenwood Elementary	Pre-K–5	418	13.9	63%	63%	Olathe
Regency Place Elementary	Pre-K–5	435	14.7	80%	70%	Olathe
Ridgeview Elem	Pre-K–5	260	9.7	39%	31%	Olathe
Rolling Ridge Elem	Pre-K–5	366	10.5	32%	25%	Olathe
Scarborough Elem	Pre-K–5	307	14.5	59%	58%	Olathe
Sunnyside Elementary School	K–5	316	13.9	72%	76%	Olathe
Tomahawk Elem	Pre-K–5	359	13.6	51%	47%	Olathe
Walnut Grove Elem	Pre-K–5	394	15.2	66%	57%	Olathe
Washington Elem	Pre-K–5	385	9.4	21%	22%	Olathe
Westview Elem	Pre-K–5	164	9.1	61%	61%	Olathe
Woodland Elem	Pre-K–5	305	12.4	62%	60%	Olathe
California Trail Middle School	6–8	584	12.3	59%	60%	Olathe
Chisholm Trail Middle School	6–8	569	12.4	53%	65%	Olathe
Frontier Trail Middle School	6–8	693	13.7	61%	54%	Olathe
Indian Trail Middle School	6–8	582	11.6	35%	30%	Olathe
Mission Trail Middle School	6–8	680	13.6	57%	62%	Olathe
Oregon Trail Middle School	6–8	632	11.4	38%	36%	Olathe
Pioneer Trail Middle School	6–8	617	11.8	38%	37%	Olathe
Prairie Trail Middle School	6–8	709	14.0	68%	68%	Olathe
Santa Fe Trail Middle School	6–8	623	10.8	38%	36%	Olathe
Summit Trail Middle School	6–8	576	12.4	52%	50%	Olathe
Olathe East Sr High	9–12	1,844	14.4	—	—	Olathe
Olathe North Sr High	9–12	2,011	14.3	—	—	Olathe
Olathe Northwest High School	9–12	1,958	15.7	—	—	Olathe
Olathe South Sr High	9–12	1,778	15.1	—	—	Olathe
Olathe West High School	9–12	1,557	14.4	—	—	Olathe
Step Up VirtualFully virtual	12	164	—	—	—	Olathe

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 14160 Black Bob Road, Olathe, KS 66063
Phone: (913)780-7000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.