Kansas City Girls Prep Academy

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Kansas City, Missouri - 1 schools

At $25,631 per pupil, Kansas City Girls Prep Academy ranks #9 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.

141
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$25,631
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Kansas City Girls Prep Academy operates 1 public schools serving 141 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Jackson County.

Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,631 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 55 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.3% local, 34.6% state, and 41.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.

and 94.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.6% African American, 28.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% White across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is Kansas City Girls Prep Academy, enrolling 111 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).

Kansas City Girls Prep Academy accounts for 78.7% of all Kansas City Girls Prep Academy student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kansas City Girls Prep Academy a distant remainder — means Kansas City Girls Prep Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Kansas City Girls Prep Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 100.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch

free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.

Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system

Kansas City Girls Prep Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 94.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)

chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

41.1%
Federal
34.6%
State
24.3%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 1 schools in Kansas City Girls Prep Academy.

White 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino 28.8%
African American 58.6%
Asian 1.8%
Multiracial 7.2%
Other 0.9%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

94.6%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Kansas City Girls Prep Academy

School Enrollment
Kansas City Girls Prep Academy
Charter
111

How Kansas City Girls Prep Academy Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Missouri districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Adair Co. R-Ii Similar size Lower spending More locally funded
Osage Co. R-I Similar size Lower spending More locally funded
Prairie Home R-V Similar size Lower spending More locally funded
Jefferson C-123 Similar size Lower spending More locally funded
Fairfax R-Iii Similar size Lower spending More locally funded

Comparisons are relative to Kansas City Girls Prep Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

Nearby Districts in Missouri

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Kansas City Girls Prep Academy?

Kansas City Girls Prep Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 141 students.

How much does Kansas City Girls Prep Academy spend per student?

Kansas City Girls Prep Academy spends $25,631 per student.

What is the demographic composition of Kansas City Girls Prep Academy?

Kansas City Girls Prep Academy students are 58.6% African American, 28.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% White, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.