Total enrollment
3,646
-61 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Shawnee Heights
Kansas · 3,646 students · 3 cities
Shawnee Heights reports 6 public K-12 schools to NCES, with combined enrollment of roughly 3,646 Kansas students (4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Shawnee Heights
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Shawnee Heights ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #63 of 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,646 | #27 of 156 | #2,665 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #48 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #125 of 154 | #4,779 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 39.8% | #108 of 156 | #5,532 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #26 of 85 | #2,664 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 Shawnee Heights
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Berryton Elem at 47.9% proficient to Shawnee Heights High at 30.7%, a gap of 17.2 points. That is the 53rd widest gap among 60 Kansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 3,546 to 3,646 students (up 3%) and from 230 to 255 full-time teachers (up 11%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Heights High | Tecumseh | High | 09-12 | 1,218 |
| Berryton Elem | Berryton | Elementary | PK-06 | 560 |
| Shawnee Heights Middle | Tecumseh | Middle | 07-08 | 540 |
| Tecumseh South Elem | Tecumseh | Elementary | PK-06 | 464 |
| Tecumseh North Elem | Tecumseh | Elementary | PK-06 | 435 |
| Shawnee Heights Elem | Topeka | Elementary | PK-06 | 429 |
About Shawnee Heights
Shawnee Heights is a rural-scale Kansas school district running 6 schools with combined enrollment near 3,646.
For a sense of the school types, Shawnee Heights consists of 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Shawnee Heights runs about 608 students per school, 71% above the state mean of roughly 355.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 3,646 students, remained close to its prior level from the 3,707 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Shawnee Heights discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.