Shawnee Mission Northwest High

Set in Shawnee, Kansas, Shawnee Mission Northwest High is a roomy 9-12 campus, run under Shawnee Mission Pub Sch. It enrolls 1,599 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 290% larger than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.

Within Shawnee Mission Pub Sch, which oversees 45 schools and 26,330 students, Shawnee Mission Northwest High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Shawnee Mission Northwest High shows that 55% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Shawnee Mission Northwest High has 103 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 41% of students at Shawnee Mission Northwest High qualify 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 somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Shawnee Mission Northwest High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.7%; this one delivers 37.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Johnson County) records that median household earnings sit near $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Shawnee Mission Northwest High is one of 168 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students).

The closest other public school is Rhein Benninghoven Elem, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Shawnee Mission Northwest High comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shawnee Mission Northwest High has ticked down 5%, going from 1,677 students in 2018 to 1,599 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 18% to 26% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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