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The highest-poverty public high schools in Kansas City, Kansas

Across Kansas City, Kansas, 7 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Wyandotte High leads the list at 85.2%, against a median of 74.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
7
Kansas City, Kansas
Top % FRL
85.2%
Median % FRL
74.4%
HIGHEST POVERTY · KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Wyandotte HighKansas City, KSKansas CityHigh1,90385.2%
2Turner HighKansas City, KSTurner-Kansas CityHigh1,14776.3%
3J C Harmon HighKansas City, KSKansas CityHigh1,28575.7%
4F L Schlagle HighKansas City, KSKansas CityHigh84174.4%
5Washington HighKansas City, KSKansas CityHigh1,18067.0%
6Sumner Academy of Arts & ScienceKansas City, KSKansas CityHigh1,04562.8%
7Piper HighKansas City, KSPiper-Kansas CityHigh91324.8%
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