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Enrollment
1,574
High
DISTRICT 1,340 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE MISSION PUB SCH·NCES 201164001577
Shawnee Mission South High
5800 W 107th St, Overland Park, KS 66207 · (913) 993-7500 · Johnson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,574 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
100 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
567 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 387 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 398 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 404 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 385 | 24% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
KS avg 44.5% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
36.7%
KS avg 38.8% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 29.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Shawnee Mission South High
Shawnee Mission South High's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Mission South High this school | 1,574 | 36.0% | 36.6% |
| Shawnee Mission Northwest High Shawnee | 1,599 | 40.7% | 37.0% |
| Lawrence High Lawrence | 1,454 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
| Manhattan High School Manhattan | 2,087 | 41.8% | 39.5% |
| Gardner Edgerton High Gardner | 1,794 | 35.5% | 25.6% |
| Shawnee Heights High Tecumseh | 1,218 | 35.3% | 30.7% |
Matched among Kansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Shawnee Mission South High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #57 of 262 | #12 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #116 of 262 ▼ 52 | #16 of 19 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #38 of 262 ▲ 18 | #9 of 19 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,574 | #23 of 332 | #9 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #144 of 172 | #17 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #36 of 172 | #7 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #184 of 263 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #61 of 75 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,574
+64 (+4%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,676
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,574 | 100.4 | 15.7:1 | 36% (567) |
| 2023-24 | 1,593 | 97 | 16.4:1 | 35% (552) |
| 2022-23 | 1,586 | 101.1 | 15.7:1 | 34% (538) |
| 2020-21 | 1,510 | 87 | 17.4:1 | 26% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 1,522 | 87.6 | 17.4:1 | 27% (413) |
| 2015-16 | 1,475 | 86 | 17.1:1 | 30% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 1,448 | 88 | 16.4:1 | 23% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 1,864 | 113 | 16.5:1 | 4% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 1,676 | 100 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shawnee Mission South High.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,522 to 1,574); teachers up 15% (87.6 to 100.4).
About Shawnee Mission South High
Overland Park, Kansas, is home to Shawnee Mission South High, a large high school. It enrolled 1,574 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Kansas average about 410 students each.
Shawnee Mission Pub Sch has 45 schools; together they serve 26,330 students.
Shawnee Mission South High's enrollment is 62% White. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 79% White. By the diversity index, Shawnee Mission South High comes in at 56%.
The teaching staff at Shawnee Mission South High is 100.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.7:1. That ratio is over the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 36%. On average, public schools in Johnson County report 27%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Shawnee Mission South High is -8.4 points: 36.6% actual, 45.0% predicted.
Within Johnson County, median household income is about $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Johnson County number 168 and enroll about 93,598.
Nearest public school: Indian Woods Middle, about 1.0 miles away. The five-mile area around Shawnee Mission South High holds at least 8 other public schools. Shawnee Mission South High's average proficiency of 36.6% compares with 60.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 1,510 in 2020-21 and 1,574 in 2024-25, a gain of 64 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.7:1) than in 2020-21 (17.4:1).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
620,631
Census ACS
Median income
$109,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
93,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shawnee Mission Pub Sch
- Shawnee Mission East HighHigh · 1,737 students
- Shawnee Mission Northwest HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Shawnee Mission West HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Shawnee Mission North HighHigh · 1,502 students
- Indian Hills MiddleMiddle · 879 students
- Indian Woods MiddleMiddle · 809 students
Other schools in Overland Park
- Shawnee Mission West HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Blue Valley West HighHigh · 1,534 students
- Shawnee Mission North HighHigh · 1,502 students
- Blue Valley Northwest HighHigh · 1,496 students
- Blue Valley North HighHigh · 1,376 students
- Blue Valley Southwest High SchoolHigh · 1,057 students
Nearby schools
- Indian Woods Middle1.0 mi · 809
- John Diemer Elem1.2 mi · 427
- Trailwood Elem1.4 mi · 429
- Brookridge Elem1.5 mi · 548
- Brookwood Elem1.6 mi · 466
- Blue Valley North High2.1 mi · 1,376
Frequently asked questions
About Shawnee Mission South HighHow large is Shawnee Mission South High?
Shawnee Mission South High enrolls approximately 1,574 students in grades 09-12.
Is Shawnee Mission South High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shawnee Mission South High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Shawnee Mission South High?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Shawnee Mission South High.
How diverse is Shawnee Mission South High?
Shawnee Mission South High reports a student body of 62% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Shawnee Mission South High?
Shawnee Mission South High is overseen by Shawnee Mission Pub Sch in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.