Index	Kansas City	Kansas	National
Average Test Scores	22%	38%	49%
Student/Teacher ratio	17:1	14:1	16:1
Total public schools	57	970	79,221
Total private schools	12	190	24,874
Total post-secondary schools	5	86	7,963

The Kansas City, KS educational system consists of 57 public schools, 12 private schools and 5 post-secondary schools. Kansas City public schools have average test scores of 22% which is 42% lower than than the Kansas average and 55% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Kansas City public schools is 17:1, compared to 14:1 in Kansas and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 74.3% of students have completed 8th grade, 72.2% have completed high school, 16.2% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 1.4% have completed a doctorate degree.

Education level achieved in Kansas City

Index	Kansas City	Kansas	National
Completed 8th grade	74.3%	87.4%	84.3%
Completed high school	72.2%	86.1%	83.0%
Completed some college	45.0%	63.7%	59.4%
Completed associate degree	23.4%	39.8%	38.5%
Completed bachelors	16.2%	31.6%	30.3%
Completed masters	5.3%	11.4%	11.5%
Completed professional degree	1.4%	3.0%	3.3%
Completed doctorate	0.6%	1.2%	1.3%

Kansas City, KS School Districts

Kansas City Unified School District 500 Bonner Springs Unified School District 204 Turner Unified School District 202 Piper Unified School District 203

There are a total of 57 public schools, 12 private schools and 5 post-secondary schools in Kansas City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Kansas City, KS schools is 22%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Kansas City, KS, an average of 74.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 72.2% have completed high school.

To customize your list of Kansas City schools, you can start by sorting the list of schools by proficiency test score, school name or student to teacher ratio. Then you can select the grade levels that you would like to see, these include preschool, elementary, middle school and high school. Next, select the school type from the following options: charter, magnet, title I and title 1. Finally, you are able to filter your results by average proficiency score. Simply select the minimum proficiency score that you would like to see and only schools with that proficiency score or higher will appear on your list of Kansas City, KS schools.

Nearby cities with high average school scores

City, State	Population	Avg. Test Scores	National Avg.
Riverside, MO	3,103	85%	72%
Westwood, KS	1,747	75%	51%
Leawood, KS	33,763	70%	43%
Parkville, MO	6,124	69%	39%
Liberty, MO	30,239	66%	33%
Kansas City, KS	149,755	22%	55%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Avg. Test Scores	National Avg.
Lakewood, CO	149,793	34%	32%
Escondido, CA	149,912	35%	29%
Rockford, IL	149,597	23%	54%
Sunnyvale, CA	149,596	56%	13%
Hollywood, FL	148,114	48%	3%
Kansas City, KS	149,755	22%	55%

Source: The Kansas City, KS education data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and from the National Center for Education Statistics. The average school test scores are based on all schools that completed test scores within the state. Average test scores are conducted by each state independently and the type of tests may change from one state to another. Test scores were not available for all schools within the state, but were available for the vast majority.