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

Hogan Preparatory Academy

Federal NCES profile for Hogan Preparatory Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 290001402743Charter school
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
51
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
68
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Hogan Preparatory Academy earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Missouri median.

#2 of 20
high schools in Kansas City · Resource Index
40
Resource Index · Typical
12.2:1
students per teacher
99.3%
free-lunch eligible

Hogan Preparatory Academy has class sizes near the Missouri median. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Hogan Preparatory Academy ranks #2 of 20 high schools in Kansas City, MO.

Enrollment

318

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

26.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.2:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

-5% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

99.3%

vs 46.1% Missouri avg

+115% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Hogan Preparatory Academy compares with Missouri and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:112.2:1

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

What stands out at Hogan Preparatory Academy

Hogan Preparatory Academy is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter high school in Kansas City, Missouri, enrolling 318 students.

At 12.2:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Missouri median, within a few percentage points of the 12.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need is high: 99.3% of students qualify for free meals, 115% above the Missouri average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

With 318 students, its enrollment sits close to the Missouri median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,313 scored Missouri schools.

Against 223 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #45.

Its student body is predominantly African American (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 13/100).

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

Counselor coverage is strong, about 159 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Its district draws 26.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 68 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 318 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Among Kansas City's high schools, it stands alongside Ewing Marion Kauffman High (402 students): Hogan Preparatory Academy is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (12.2:1 vs 11.8:1).

Hogan Preparatory Academy also operates Hogan Preparatory Academy Elem (391 students) and Hogan Preparatory Acad Middle (134 students) alongside Hogan Preparatory Academy.

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 Hogan Preparatory Academy compares

Hogan Preparatory Academy on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Missouri Missouri avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.2:1 ▼ 5% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 99.3% ▲ 115% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 318 top 49% - -

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

12.2:1
Leaner classes than 74% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
318
Bigger than 35% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
99.3%
free-lunch eligible - 115% above the Missouri average of 46.1%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
12.2:1
students per teacher - 5% below state mean
Top 43% in Missouri - lower ratio than 57% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$14,269
per pupil, district-wide - above Missouri avg of $12,931
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 159 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 68 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 21.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

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

African American 93.1%
Hispanic or Latino 3.1%
Two or More 2.5%
White 0.9%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: African American at 93.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 13.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 13.2, Hogan Preparatory Academy is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hogan Preparatory Academy, which includes Hogan Preparatory Academy.

$14,269
Per student
+10%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-14%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 19.7%
State 53.5%
Federal 26.9%

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 Hogan Preparatory Academy Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Hogan Preparatory Academy Elem Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Hogan Preparatory Acad Middle Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Hogan Preparatory Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Hogan Preparatory Academy · 2 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

Verify locally before acting on Hogan Preparatory Academy's federal record.

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 Hogan Preparatory Academy

How many students attend Hogan Preparatory Academy?

Hogan Preparatory Academy has 318 students enrolled. It is a high school in Kansas City, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Hogan Preparatory Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Hogan Preparatory Academy is 12.2:1, which is 5% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 22% 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 Hogan Preparatory Academy?

99.3% of students at Hogan Preparatory Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hogan Preparatory Academy?

The largest demographic group at Hogan Preparatory Academy is African American at 93.1% of enrollment, in Kansas City, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Hogan Preparatory Academy?

Hogan Preparatory Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Hogan Preparatory Academy rank among high schools in Kansas City?

By Resource Investment Index, Hogan Preparatory Academy ranks #2 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 Hogan Preparatory Academy a good school?

Hogan Preparatory Academy earns 40/100 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 Hogan Preparatory Academy?

Besides Hogan Preparatory Academy, Hogan Preparatory Academy also operates Hogan Preparatory Academy Elem (391 students) and Hogan Preparatory Acad Middle (134 students). See the Hogan Preparatory Academy 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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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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