NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGH

NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGH operates as a roomy senior high in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, operated by NORTH KANSAS CITY 74. Current enrollment sits at 1,719 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 243% bigger than the state mean of about 501.

Across the 33 schools in NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 (21,252 students total), NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGH shows that the largest single group is White at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% Black, 20% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 7% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Clay County's rate of about 35%.

After controlling for student poverty, NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 62.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Clay County shows median household income runs about $88,468, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Clay County's 80 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,553 students), NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGH is one campus in the mix.

BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGH. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGH at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 44.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGH has climbed 15%, going from 1,499 students in 2018 to 1,719 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 41% to 32% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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