WINNETONKA HIGH

WINNETONKA HIGH operates as a roomy four-year high school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, operated by NORTH KANSAS CITY 74. Current enrollment sits at 1,238 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 147% bigger than typical.

NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 runs 33 schools in total, collectively educating 21,252 students. WINNETONKA HIGH is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, WINNETONKA HIGH records that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 21% Black, 19% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, WINNETONKA HIGH lists 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 58% of students at WINNETONKA HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Clay County (around 35%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WINNETONKA HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.2%; this one delivers 61.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Clay County put median household income runs about $88,468, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WINNETONKA HIGH is one of 80 public schools in Clay County (combined enrollment of about 41,553 students).

Nearest neighbor: TOPPING ELEMENTARY, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WINNETONKA HIGH. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WINNETONKA HIGH at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 45.5%.

WINNETONKA HIGH operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. WINNETONKA HIGH's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,301 (now 1,238). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 57% to 45% over that span.

Inside the community feed, the feed for WINNETONKA HIGH typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.