School district · Kansas

Shawnee Mission Pub Sch

Shawnee Mission Pub Sch in Kansas: 45 public schools with 26,330 students and 14.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,370 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 45
Students: 26,330
Students per teacher: 14.2; KS 13.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $13,370; 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): 1,860
Counselors (FTE): 33.7
Students per counselor: 782; KS 395 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 25.0; Librarians (FTE): 16.7

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%

59%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 46% · 261 school districts compared

11,901 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

11,901 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

$9.3K15

$9.1K16

$9.3K17

$10.3K18

$10.2K19

$10.8K20

$11.4K21

$12.1K22

$12.3K23

$13.4K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 6.4% · $28.5M
State: 53% · $235.4M
Local: 41% · $180.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,205
Support services: $4,651
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $12.4M
Long-term debt: $515.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 34Middle schools: 5High schools: 6

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Apache Elem	Pre-K–6	526	14.8	34%	31%	Overland Park
Belinder Elem	Pre-K–6	489	16.6	72%	67%	Prairie Village
Bluejacket-Flint	Pre-K–6	395	13.2	58%	55%	Shawnee
Briarwood Elem	Pre-K–6	674	16.8	75%	68%	Prairie Village
Broken Arrow Elem	Pre-K–6	382	12.9	49%	43%	Shawnee
Brookridge Elem	Pre-K–6	548	15.3	55%	53%	Overland Park
Brookwood Elem	Pre-K–6	466	16.1	78%	77%	Leawood
Christa McAuliffe Elem	Pre-K–6	400	13.4	68%	66%	Lenexa
Comanche Elem	Pre-K–6	369	13.1	43%	39%	Overland Park
Corinth Elem	Pre-K–6	576	18.3	83%	84%	Prairie Village
Crestview Elem	Pre-K–6	374	12.7	48%	45%	Merriam
East Antioch Elem	Pre-K–6	282	13.4	39%	33%	Overland Park
Highlands Elem	Pre-K–6	345	13.0	85%	80%	Mission
John Diemer Elem	Pre-K–6	427	14.8	65%	63%	Overland Park
Lenexa Hills Elementary	Pre-K–6	292	13.5	60%	56%	Lenexa
Merriam Park Elementary	Pre-K–6	415	14.7	48%	41%	Merriam
Mill Creek Elem	Pre-K–6	495	16.6	71%	67%	Shawnee
Nieman Elem	Pre-K–6	456	14.6	38%	36%	Shawnee
Oak Park-Carpenter Elementary	Pre-K–6	480	15.6	73%	67%	Overland Park
Overland Park Elem	Pre-K–6	391	15.1	44%	39%	Overland Park
Pawnee Elem	Pre-K–6	374	13.2	45%	34%	Overland Park
Prairie Elem	Pre-K–6	446	16.6	82%	77%	Prairie Village
Ray Marsh Elem	Pre-K–6	458	15.2	66%	65%	Shawnee
Rhein Benninghoven Elem	Pre-K–6	423	15.1	66%	66%	Shawnee
Rising Star Elem	Pre-K–6	473	14.4	55%	44%	Lenexa
Roesland Elem	Pre-K–6	350	15.0	67%	62%	Roeland Park
Rosehill Elem	Pre-K–6	477	15.5	44%	41%	Lenexa
Rushton Elem	Pre-K–6	336	14.7	54%	48%	Mission
Santa Fe Trail Elem	Pre-K–6	310	12.6	70%	72%	Overland Park
Shawanoe Elem	Pre-K–6	530	15.6	26%	23%	Shawnee
Sunflower Elem	Pre-K–6	390	14.0	55%	49%	Lenexa
Tomahawk Elem	Pre-K–6	277	11.8	60%	44%	Overland Park
Trailwood Elem	Pre-K–6	429	15.1	80%	75%	Overland Park
Westwood View Elem	Pre-K–6	321	15.5	91%	86%	Westwood
Hocker Grove Middle	7–8	714	13.5	43%	37%	Shawnee
Indian Hills Middle	7–8	879	15.2	76%	72%	Prairie Village
Indian Woods Middle	7–8	809	15.5	59%	58%	Overland Park
Trailridge Middle	7–8	752	14.2	52%	49%	Shawnee
Westridge Middle	7–8	761	13.2	39%	35%	Overland Park
Project FinishFully virtual	12	28	—	—	—	Shawnee Mission
Shawnee Mission East High	9–12	1,737	16.2	—	—	Prairie Village
Shawnee Mission North High	9–12	1,502	15.1	—	—	Overland Park
Shawnee Mission Northwest High	9–12	1,599	15.5	—	—	Shawnee
Shawnee Mission South High	9–12	1,574	15.7	—	—	Overland Park
Shawnee Mission West High	9–12	1,599	15.2	—	—	Overland Park

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: 8200 W. 71st Street, Shawnee Mission, KS 66204
Phone: (913)993-6200

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.