High school (grades 9-12) · Kansas City, MO

Allen Village High School

Federal NCES profile for Allen Village High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 290002503233Charter school
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
53
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
48
📋 Attendance
27
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Allen Village High School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Missouri median.

#8 of 20
high schools in Kansas City · Resource Index
34
Resource Index · Typical
11.8:1
students per teacher
67.7%
free-lunch eligible

Allen Village High School has class sizes near the Missouri median. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Allen Village High School ranks #8 of 20 high schools in Kansas City, MO.

School address

Enrollment

130

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

11.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.8:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

-8% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

67.7%

vs 46.1% Missouri avg

+47% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Allen Village High School compares with Missouri and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Allen Village High School

Allen Village High School is a higher-need, mid-sized charter high school in Kansas City, Missouri, enrolling 130 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.8:1 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 67.7% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 130 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,313 scored Missouri schools.

Among 60 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Missouri schools statewide, it ranks #57, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (72%) and African American (20%) (diversity index 45/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 260 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 29.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Allen Village spends $17,178 per pupil, 33% above the Missouri average, a better-resourced district than most.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Kansas City's high schools, it stands alongside Ewing Marion Kauffman High (402 students): Allen Village High School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11.8:1 vs 11.8:1).

Allen Village also operates Allen Village Junior Academy (92 students) and Allen Village Elementary Acade (87 students) alongside Allen Village High School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Allen Village High School compares

Allen Village High School on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Missouri Missouri avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.8:1 ▼ 8% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 67.7% ▲ 47% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 130 top 81% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.8:1
Leaner classes than 77% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
130
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
67.7%
free-lunch eligible - 47% above the Missouri average of 46.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.8:1
students per teacher - 8% below state mean
Top 38% in Missouri - lower ratio than 62% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
29.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,178
per pupil, district-wide - above Missouri avg of $12,931
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 71.5%
African American 20.0%
White 3.8%
Asian 3.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or More 0.8%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 71.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 44.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 44.6, Allen Village High School is more mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Allen Village, which includes Allen Village High School.

$17,178
Per student
+33%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
+4%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 17.5%
State 68.1%
Federal 14.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Allen Village High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Allen Village Junior Academy Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Allen Village Elementary Acade Smaller Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Allen Village Primary Academy Smaller Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Allen Village Preschool Smaller Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Allen Village High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Allen Village · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Kansas City

2 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Missouri, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Allen Village High School

How many students attend Allen Village High School?

Allen Village High School has 130 students enrolled. It is a high school in Kansas City, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Allen Village High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Allen Village High School is 11.8:1, which is 8% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 25% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Allen Village High School?

67.7% of students at Allen Village High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Allen Village High School?

The largest demographic group at Allen Village High School is Hispanic or Latino at 71.5% of enrollment, in Kansas City, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Allen Village High School?

Allen Village High School has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Allen Village High School rank among high schools in Kansas City?

By Resource Investment Index, Allen Village High School ranks #8 of 20 high schools in Kansas City, MO. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Kansas City on the city page.

Is Allen Village High School a good school?

Allen Village High School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Missouri median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Allen Village?

Besides Allen Village High School, Allen Village also operates Allen Village Junior Academy (92 students), Allen Village Elementary Acade (87 students), and Allen Village Primary Academy (66 students). See the Allen Village district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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