Ruskin High School vs Smith-Hale Middle

How do these schools compare?

Metric Ruskin High School Smith-Hale Middle
Location Kansas City, MO Kansas City, MO
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high middle
Enrollment 1,299 770
Student:Teacher Ratio 14:1 17.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 100.0% 100.0%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Ruskin High School Smith-Hale Middle
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $13,110 $13,110
District Hickman Mills C-1 Hickman Mills C-1

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Ruskin High School Smith-Hale Middle
White 8.5% -
African American 61.0% -
Hispanic or Latino 21.0% -
Asian 2.6% -
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% -
Pacific Islander 0.8% -
Multiracial 5.9% -

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Ruskin High School Smith-Hale Middle
AP Courses Offered 18 -
Gifted Program No Yes
Counselor Ratio 324.8:1 256.7:1
Chronic Absenteeism 37.0% 61.3%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 36 305
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.