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Enrollment
1,947
High
DISTRICT 1,919 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARK HILL·NCES 292355001371
PARK HILL HIGH
7701 NW BARRY RD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64153 · (816) 359-4110 · Platte County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,947 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
111 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
538 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
92.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+41.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 92% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 42 points, placing it in Missouri's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,947
-22 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 15.9:1
% White
59%
was 65%
% Hispanic
13%
was 10%
% Black
16%
was 14%
% Asian
4%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PARK HILL HIGH
PARK HILL HIGH, a sprawling 9-12 campus in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, overseen by PARK HILL, teaches 1,947 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 289% larger than the state mean of about 501.
PARK HILL HIGH is one of 18 schools operated by PARK HILL, a district that works with 11,937 students overall.
Looking at the student body, PARK HILL HIGH records that White students make up the majority at 59%. Beyond that, the school logs 16% Black, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Platte County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, PARK HILL HIGH shows 111 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PARK HILL HIGH sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.8%; actual is 92.4%, +41.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the area at large, census data for Platte County shows median household earnings sit near $96,227, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. PARK HILL HIGH is one of 37 public schools in Platte County (combined enrollment of about 17,612 students).
Nearest neighbor: ALFRED L. RENNER ELEM., around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PARK HILL HIGH comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 47.6%.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Five-year trend. PARK HILL HIGH's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,969 (now 1,947). White enrollment moved from 65% to 59% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.
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Platte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,371
Census ACS
Median income
$96,227
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
17,612 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PARK HILL
- PARK HILL SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,890 students
- WALDEN MIDDLEMiddle · 730 students
- PLAZA MIDDLEMiddle · 673 students
- LAKEVIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 653 students
- UNION CHAPEL ELEM.Elementary · 609 students
- CONGRESS MIDDLEMiddle · 601 students
Other schools in KANSAS CITY
- STALEY HIGHHigh · 2,091 students
- OAK PARK HIGHHigh · 1,755 students
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- WINNETONKA HIGHHigh · 1,238 students
- EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,155 students
Nearby schools
- ALFRED L. RENNER ELEM.0.2 mi · 403
- CONGRESS MIDDLE0.2 mi · 601
- GERNER FAMILY EARLY ED CTR.0.3 mi · 392
- PRAIRIE POINT ELEM.1.0 mi · 437
- PLAZA MIDDLE1.7 mi · 673
- TIFFANY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHL1.9 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About PARK HILL HIGHHow many students attend PARK HILL HIGH?
PARK HILL HIGH enrolls approximately 1,947 students in grades 09-12.
Is PARK HILL HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
PARK HILL HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at PARK HILL HIGH?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at PARK HILL HIGH.
How diverse is PARK HILL HIGH?
PARK HILL HIGH reports a student body of 59% White, 13% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees PARK HILL HIGH?
PARK HILL HIGH is overseen by PARK HILL in Platte County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.