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Kansas City, Missouri - 33 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks North Kansas City 74 #221 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,738 per pupil, North Kansas City 74 ranks #154 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
20,561
Total Enrollment
33
Schools
$13,738
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Kansas City 74 operates 33 public schools serving 20,561 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 elementary, 11 combined, 6 middle, 4 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Clay County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,738 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 62.7% local, 25.7% state, and 11.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 49/100, ranked #221 of 432 in Missouri against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 4 of 33 schools offering Advanced Placement (69 AP courses district-wide), a 417.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.3% White, 17.7% African American, 16.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Davidson Elementary, with a diversity index of 77.9/100.
Its largest campus is Staley High, enrolling 2,091 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Early Education Center, at 112 students, a 19x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
North Kansas City 74 school enrollment varies 19× across entities
North Kansas City 74 school enrollment ranges from 112 students (lowest) to 2,091 students (highest), a spread of 1,979 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
North Kansas City 74 student-counselor ratio is 418:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
North Kansas City 74 chronic absenteeism rate is 18.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within North Kansas City 74 is typically wider than the North Kansas City 74-aggregate figure suggests.
North Kansas City 74 has 33 schools, including 4 high, 6 middle, 11 combined, 12 elementary. Total enrollment is 20,561 students.
How much does North Kansas City 74 spend per student?
North Kansas City 74 spends $13,738 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #221 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of North Kansas City 74?
North Kansas City 74 students are 48.3% White, 17.7% African American, 16.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% Asian, averaged across 33 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Kansas City 74?
North Kansas City 74 has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #221 out of 432 districts in Missouri.