500 Reach
Public high school, 12 to ungraded · Kansas City, Kansas
500 Reach in Kansas City, Kansas enrolled 76 students in 2024-25. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 15-19% (Kansas: 88%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 92% from 2022-23 to 2023-24
98 students in 2022-23, 188 students in 2023-24.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 98 | not reported | not reported |
| 2023-24 | 188 | not reported | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.
One counselor per 1,800 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection 500 Reach enrolled 180 students and had 0.1 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.1, one per 1,800 of the 180 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
44.7% of students were Hispanic, 35.5% Black, 14.5% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic44.7%
- Black35.5%
- White14.5%
- Two or more races3.9%
- Asian1.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
15-19% of the 176 students in 500 Reach's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Kansas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Kansas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 15‑19% | 73% | 88% |
| Students in the class | 176 | 1,600 | 36,783 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Kansas City
11 public high schools in Kansas City report 2024-25 enrollment; 500 Reach is number 8 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte High | 1,903 | 19.1 | 77.9% |
| J C Harmon High | 1,285 | 18.0 | 69.4% |
| Washington High | 1,180 | 18.0 | 58.6% |
| Turner High | 1,147 | 14.7 | 68.4% |
| Sumner Academy of Arts & Science | 1,045 | 17.0 | 51.7% |
| Piper High | 913 | 14.8 | 18.6% |
| F L Schlagle High | 841 | 16.0 | 67.7% |
| 500 Reach | 76 | not reported | 6.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about 500 Reach
- How much Kansas City spends per student$17,611 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,611
- The largest public schools in Kansas500 Reach is the number 290 by size of 366 Kansas high schools open in 2024-25.#290 of 366
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about 500 Reach
How many students attend 500 Reach?
76 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 98 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Kansas City, KS.Is 500 Reach a Title I school?
500 Reach was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What is the graduation rate at 500 Reach?
15-19% of the 176 students in 500 Reach's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Kansas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is 500 Reach in?
Kansas City, NCES district ID 2007950. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200795002097 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.