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Kansas City, Missouri - 18 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Park Hill #264 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,846 per pupil, Park Hill ranks #144 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
11,976
Total Enrollment
18
Schools
$13,846
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Park Hill operates 18 public schools serving 11,976 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 elementary, 4 middle, 2 high, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Platte County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,846 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 68.7% local, 21.7% state, and 9.6% 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 43/100, ranked #264 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 2 of 18 schools offering Advanced Placement (30 AP courses district-wide), a 416.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.9% White, 15.4% African American, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Thomas B. Chinn Elem., with a diversity index of 73.0/100.
Its largest campus is Park Hill High, enrolling 1,947 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Line Creek Elem., at 321 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Park Hill High accounts for 16.3% of all Park Hill student enrollment
That concentration means Park Hill-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Park Hill school enrollment varies 6.1× across entities
Park Hill school enrollment ranges from 321 students (lowest) to 1,947 students (highest), a spread of 1,626 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Park Hill student-counselor ratio is 417:1 — 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.
Park Hill chronic absenteeism rate is 16.0% — 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 Park Hill is typically wider than the Park Hill-aggregate figure suggests.
Park Hill has 18 schools, including 2 high, 4 middle, 11 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 11,976 students.
How much does Park Hill spend per student?
Park Hill spends $13,846 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #264 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Park Hill?
Park Hill students are 60.9% White, 15.4% African American, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Asian, averaged across 18 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Park Hill?
Park Hill has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #264 out of 432 districts in Missouri.