Total enrollment
21,252
+1,579 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
34 schools in NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
Missouri · 21,252 students · 3 cities
Parents inside NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 pick from 34 public K-12 options, with combined enrollment of about 21,252 students (an average school size of 625).
4-year change in NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
33
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Missouri | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #113 of 225 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 21,252 | #2 of 290 | #366 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 33 | #4 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #252 of 289 | #4,876 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 45.5% | #180 of 290 | #4,838 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #3 of 173 | #539 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
State test results across the district's 31 scored schools run from OAKWOOD MANOR ELEMENTARY at 77.7% proficient to DAVIDSON ELEMENTARY at 20.4%, a gap of 57.3 points. That is the 18th widest gap among 95 Missouri districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 31 district schools that reported both years went from 20,309 to 19,963 students (down 2%) and from 1,355 to 1,385 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 is an average-sized Missouri school district running 34 schools with combined enrollment near 21,252.
In terms of grade levels, NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 covers 23 elementary, 6 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 625 in this district, higher than the Missouri typical of 382.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 has climbed 8% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 19,673 students to 21,252. The school count climbed from 32 to 33 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.