Washington High

Washington High is one of the expansive four-year high schools in Kansas City, Kansas, run under Kansas City, with 1,180 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 410 students each, so Washington High sits 188% larger than that benchmark.

Kansas City runs 43 schools in total, collectively educating 21,538 students. Washington High is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Washington High lists that 35% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 33% Black, 13% White, 12% Asian, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Wyandotte County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Washington High is in the bottom 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 30.1%; Washington High posts 6.3%, -23.8 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Wyandotte County shows median household income runs about $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. Washington High is one of 62 public schools in Wyandotte County (combined enrollment of about 30,713 students).

D D Eisenhower Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Washington High comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 11.8%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 9%: 1,083 students in 2018 compared to 1,180 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 50% to 33% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.