Total enrollment
3,092
+227 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Basehor-Linwood
Kansas · 3,092 students · 2 cities
Public schools in the Basehor-Linwood system total 7 schools across Kansas, with roughly 3,092 students enrolled (4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Basehor-Linwood
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
+2 (+40%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Basehor-Linwood ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #12 of 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,092 | #32 of 156 | #3,126 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #29 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #113 of 154 | #4,215 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 20.0% | #151 of 156 | #7,416 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #51 of 85 | #4,423 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Basehor-Linwood
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Linwood Elementary School at 64.9% proficient to Basehor-Linwood High School at 38.1%, a gap of 26.8 points. That is the 37th widest gap among 60 Kansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 2,601 to 2,637 students (up 1%) and from 149 to 193 full-time teachers (up 30%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basehor-Linwood High School | Basehor | High | 09-12 | 882 |
| Basehor-Linwood Middle School | Basehor | Middle | 06-08 | 679 |
| Basehor Elementary School | Basehor | Elementary | PK-05 | 508 |
| Glenwood Ridge Elementary School | Basehor | Elementary | PK-05 | 320 |
| Gray Hawk Elementary School | Basehor | Elementary | PK-05 | 285 |
| Linwood Elementary School | Bonner Springs | Elementary | PK-05 | 248 |
| Basehor-Linwood Virtual School | Basehor | Combined | KG-12 | 170 |
About Basehor-Linwood
Basehor-Linwood is a rural-scale Kansas school district running 7 schools with combined enrollment near 3,092.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Basehor-Linwood is made up of 4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Basehor-Linwood runs about 442 students per school, 25% above the state mean of roughly 355.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment climbed 8%: 2,865 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,092 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Basehor-Linwood added 2 schools, going from 5 to 7.
On this page, the community for Basehor-Linwood discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.