Total enrollment
26,330
+402 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
45 schools in Shawnee Mission Pub Sch
Kansas · 26,330 students · 10 cities
Shawnee Mission Pub Sch runs 45 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with total enrollment near 26,330 (34 elementary, 5 middle, and 6 high).
4-year change in Shawnee Mission Pub Sch
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
45
+1 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Shawnee Mission Pub Sch ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #16 of 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 26,330 | #3 of 156 | #263 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 45 | #3 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #136 of 154 | #5,411 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 38.4% | #114 of 156 | #5,720 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #17 of 85 | #2,013 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 Mission Pub Sch
State test results across the district's 44 scored schools run from Westwood View Elem at 84.2% proficient to Shawanoe Elem at 21.3%, a gap of 62.9 points. That is the 2nd widest gap among 60 Kansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 43 district schools that reported both years went from 27,426 to 26,010 students (down 5%) and from 1,702 to 1,742 full-time teachers (up 2%), 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.
About Shawnee Mission Pub Sch
Shawnee Mission Pub Sch is a medium-population public-school district in Kansas. The district operates 45 schools and enrolls approximately 26,330 students.
On the school-mix side, Shawnee Mission Pub Sch comprises 34 elementary, 5 middle, and 6 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Shawnee Mission Pub Sch runs about 585 students per school, 65% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 355.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 26,330 students, stayed largely flat from the 25,928 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 44 to 45 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Shawnee Mission Pub Sch discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.