Turner High

Turner High, a large senior high in Kansas City, Kansas, one of the schools within Turner-Kansas City, educates 1,147 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 180% bigger than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.

Across the 8 schools in Turner-Kansas City (3,865 students total), Turner High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Turner High shows that 55% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 24% White, 12% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Turner High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 11.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Wyandotte County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,631, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wyandotte County's 62 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,713 students), Turner High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Oak Grove Elem, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Turner High comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 32.6%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Turner High has expanded 3%, going from 1,109 students in 2018 to 1,147 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 40% to 24%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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