Total enrollment
11,937
+248 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
20 schools in PARK HILL
Missouri · 11,937 students · 4 cities
From elementary through high school, PARK HILL runs 20 public K-12 schools (12 elementary, 4 middle, and 3 high), with combined enrollment of about 11,937.
4-year change in PARK HILL
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
18
+1 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How PARK HILL ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Missouri | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #28 of 225 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,937 | #15 of 290 | #743 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 18 | #20 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #246 of 289 | #4,758 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 29.1% | #248 of 290 | #6,710 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #26 of 173 | #1,895 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 PARK HILL
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from PARK HILL HIGH at 92.4% proficient to LINE CREEK ELEM. at 24.0%, a gap of 68.5 points. That is the 5th widest gap among 95 Missouri districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 16 district schools that reported both years went from 11,878 to 10,724 students (down 10%) and from 753 to 739 full-time teachers (down 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARK HILL HIGH | Kansas City | High | 09-12 | 1,947 |
| PARK HILL SOUTH HIGH | Riverside | High | 09-12 | 1,890 |
| WALDEN MIDDLE | Kansas City | Middle | 06-08 | 730 |
| PLAZA MIDDLE | Kansas City | Middle | 06-08 | 673 |
| LAKEVIEW MIDDLE | Kansas City | Middle | 06-08 | 653 |
| UNION CHAPEL ELEM. | Kansas City | Elementary | KG-05 | 609 |
| CONGRESS MIDDLE | Kansas City | Middle | 06-08 | 601 |
| SOUTHEAST ELEM. | Kansas City | Elementary | KG-05 | 548 |
| TIFFANY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHL | Kansas City | Elementary | KG-05 | 484 |
| HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY | Kansas City | Elementary | KG-05 | 483 |
| THOMAS B. CHINN ELEM. | Kansas City | Elementary | KG-05 | 466 |
| HAWTHORN ELEM. | Kansas City | Elementary | KG-05 | 450 |
| PRAIRIE POINT ELEM. | Kansas City | Elementary | KG-05 | 437 |
| ENGLISH LANDING ELEM. | Kansas City | Elementary | KG-05 | 435 |
| GRADEN ELEM. | Parkville | Elementary | KG-05 | 415 |
| ALFRED L. RENNER ELEM. | Kansas City | Elementary | KG-05 | 403 |
| GERNER FAMILY EARLY ED CTR. | Kansas City | Elementary | PK-PK | 392 |
| LINE CREEK ELEM. | Kansas City | Elementary | KG-05 | 321 |
| LEAD INNOVATION STUDIO | Kansas City | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| RUSSELL JONES ED CENTER | Kansas City | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
About PARK HILL
Across 20 schools, PARK HILL enrolls about 11,937 students in Missouri. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
For a sense of the school types, PARK HILL covers 12 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, PARK HILL runs about 597 students per school, 56% above the state mean of roughly 382.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 11,689 students in SY 2020-21 versus 11,937 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 17 to 18 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for PARK HILL discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.