Piper Prairie Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Kansas City, Kansas
Piper Prairie Elementary in Kansas City, Kansas enrolled 644 students in 2024-25 with 35.2 full-time teachers, 18.3 students per teacher against the Kansas elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 24%
539 students in 2022-23, 659 students in 2023-24, 644 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.0 to 35.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 539 | 46.0 | 11.7 |
| 2023-24 | 659 | 35.3 | 18.7 |
| 2024-25 | 644 | 35.2 | 18.3 |
18.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 Kansas elementary schools
Among the 703 Kansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 270 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Piper Prairie Elementary enrolled 539 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 270 of the 539 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent15.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
48.9% of students were White, 18.0% Hispanic, 13.5% Black in 2024-25.
- White48.9%
- Hispanic18.0%
- Black13.5%
- Asian10.1%
- Two or more races9.2%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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.
Elementary schools in Kansas City
36 public elementary schools in Kansas City report 2024-25 enrollment; Piper Prairie Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver City Elementary | 1,495 | 44.0 | 76.9% |
| Piper Prairie Elementary | 644 | 18.3 | 23.3% |
| M E Pearson Elementary | 606 | 14.2 | 87.8% |
| Piper Creek Elementary | 598 | 15.3 | 25.4% |
| Turner Elementary | 560 | 14.0 | 71.3% |
| Chelsea Elementary | 557 | 16.6 | 81.0% |
| Hazel Grove Elementary | 537 | 15.9 | 78.8% |
| West Park Elementary School | 534 | 15.4 | 74.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Piper Prairie Elementary
- Piper Creek ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 598 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Delaware Ridge ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 378 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare Piper Prairie Elementary with Piper Creek ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Piper Unified School District 203 spends per student$12,062 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,062
- The largest public schools in KansasPiper Prairie Elementary is the number 14 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#14 of 707
- Kansas schools by students per teacher18.3 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 13.1 for elementary schools.18.3:1
- 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 Piper Prairie Elementary
How many students attend Piper Prairie Elementary?
644 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 539 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Kansas City, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Piper Prairie Elementary?
18.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Piper Prairie Elementary a Title I school?
Piper Prairie Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Piper Prairie Elementary in?
Piper Unified School District 203, NCES district ID 2010680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 201068001937 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
- 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.