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Kansas City, Missouri - 1 schools
An equity score of 98/100 ranks Kc International Academy #1 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,936 per pupil, Kc International Academy ranks #54 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Kc International Academy operates 1 public schools serving 665 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 $16,936 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 19.0% local, 60.7% state, and 20.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 98/100, ranked #1 of 432 in Missouri against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 220.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 40.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.7% African American, 27.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Kc International-Wallace, enrolling 662 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Kc International-Wallace accounts for 99.5% of all Kc International Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kc International Academy a distant remainder — means Kc International Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Kc International 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.
Kc International Academy student-counselor ratio is 221:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Kc International Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 40.0% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Kc International Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 665 students.
How much does Kc International Academy spend per student?
Kc International Academy spends $16,936 per student. The district has an equity score of 98/100, ranking #1 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Kc International Academy?
Kc International Academy students are 49.7% African American, 27.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 3.0% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kc International Academy?
Kc International Academy has an equity score of 98/100, ranking #1 out of 432 districts in Missouri.