Olathe East Sr High

Olathe East Sr High is one of the big secondary schools in Olathe, Kansas, run under Olathe, with 1,844 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 350% larger than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.

Across the 52 schools in Olathe (28,194 students total), Olathe East Sr High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Olathe East Sr High lists that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 19% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 128 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 28% of students at Olathe East Sr High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Olathe East Sr High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.7%.

In the broader community, Johnson County reports that median household income runs about $109,208, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Johnson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), of which Olathe East Sr High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Regency Place Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Olathe East Sr High. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Olathe East Sr High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 4%: 1,918 students in 2018 compared to 1,844 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 58% across the same window.

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