Blue Valley North High

Located at 12200 Lamar Ave., in Overland Park, Kansas, Blue Valley North High is a big high school that educates 1,376 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Blue Valley. That puts it 236% larger than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.

Within Blue Valley, which oversees 40 schools and 22,491 students, Blue Valley North High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Blue Valley North High records that 64% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 15% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Johnson County (around 27%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Blue Valley North High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.3%, the actual is 52.6%, a residual of -2.7 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Johnson County put median household income runs about $109,208, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Johnson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), of which Blue Valley North High is one.

Valley Park Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Blue Valley North High comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 62.5%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 10%: 1,521 students in 2018 compared to 1,376 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.