NORTHWEST REG. YOUTH CTR.

NORTHWEST REG. YOUTH CTR. is a 9-12 campus of micro-enrollment scale in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, overseen by DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICE, hosting 20 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 96% leaner than typical.

Within DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICE, which oversees 26 schools and 496 students, NORTHWEST REG. YOUTH CTR. is one campus in the system.

Demographically, NORTHWEST REG. YOUTH CTR. logs that the largest single group is Black at 50%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 45% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Clay County as a whole is about 7% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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%.

In the surrounding community, Clay County reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,468 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clay County's 80 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,553 students), NORTHWEST REG. YOUTH CTR. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 29%: 28 students in 2018 compared to 20 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 39% to 45% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 5.6:1 in 2018 to 6.7:1 in 2025.

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