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RANK

NAME

ENROLLMENT

BUDGET

AVERAGE SALARY,
TEACHER

AVERAGE SALARY,
ADMINISTRATOR

NICHE AREA RANKING**

1

Olathe Public Schools

913-780-7000

olatheschools.org

29,177$529,470,000$62,863

$113,828

#5 | A

2

Shawnee Mission School District

913-993-6200

smsd.org

29,920$418,080,000$65,644

$116,966

#6 | A

3

Blue Valley School District

913-239-4000

bluevalleyk12.org

21,759$407,680,000$58,618$137,511#1 | A+
4

Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools

913-551-3200

kckps.org

21,549$384,700,000$52,742

$102,642

#37 | C-

5

North Kansas City School District

816-321-5000

nkcschools.org

21,419$321,000,000$66,023

$120,478

#8 | A

6

Lee’s Summit School District

816-986-1000

lsr7.org

17,841$386,590,000$64,211

$112,771

#3 | A+

7

Blue Springs School District

816-874-3200

bssd.net

14,883$189,590,000$65,091

$125,416

#2 | A+

8

Independence School

District

816-521-5300

isdschools.org

14,740$329,660,000$65,091$125,416#23 | B
9

Kansas City Public Schools

816-418-7000

kcpublicschools.org

14,104$211,250,000$54,871

$104,290

#36 | C

10

Liberty 53 School District

816-736-5300

lps53.org

12,656$170,000,000$60,361

$103,000

#9 | A

11

Park Hill School District

816-359-4000

parkhill.k12.mo.us

12,024$256,28,000$62,170$108,296

#7 | A

12

Raytown Quality Schools

816-268-7000

raytownschools.org

8,041$147,370,000$54,740$112,533

#30 | C+

13

De Soto School District

913-667-6200

usd232.org

7,448$104,820,000$67,502

$125,831

#4 | A

14

Raymore-Peculiar School District

816-892-1300

raypec.k12.mo.us

6,397$134,480,000$52,854

$108,783

#16 | B+

15

Gardner Edgerton School District

913-856-2000

usd231.com

6,007$93,500,00$55,000$102,000

#15 | B+

16

Hickman Mills C-1 Schools

816-316-7000

hickmanmills.org

5,155$80,610,000$48,695$106,032#38 | C-
17

Fort Osage School District

816-650-7000

fortosage.net

4,936$65,550,000$55,528$108,444#20 | B
18

Platte County School District

816-858-5420

plattecountyschooldistrict.com

4,725$69,020,000$56,600$110,666#12 | A-
19

Grain Valley School District

816-847-5006

grainvalleyschools.org

4,645$58,070,000$57,759$91,332

#10 | A-

20

Belton School District

816-489-7000

beltonschools.org

4,489$73,030,000$54,466$119,419

#26 | B-

21

Turner School District

913-288-4100

turnerusd202.org

3,907$110,050,000$54,688$105,453#34 | C
22

Spring Hill School District

913-592-7200

usd230.org

3,771$82,020,000$60,237$124,014#29 | C+
23

Grandview C-4 School District

816-316-5000

grandviewc4.net

3,714$73,030,000$61,120$106,718#28 | B-
24

Leavenworth School District

913-684-1400

usd453.org

3,614$59,250,000$57,377

$93,395

#24 | B

25

Kearney R-1 School District

816-628-4116

ksdr1.net

3,579$45,400,000$56,439$110,457N/A | B+
26

Basehor-Linwood School District

913-724-1396

usd458.org

3,012$17,880,000$60,964$128,717#13 | A-
27

Excelsior Springs School District #40

816-630-9200

essd40.com

2,815$37,500,000$51,403$105,490N/A | B-
28

Piper USD No. 203

913-721-2088

piperschools.com

2,680$35,740,000$60,052$98,868#11 | A-
29

Lansing School District

913-727-1100

usd469.net

2,647$38,350,000$54,984N/A#18 | B+
30

Smithville R-II School District

816-532-0406

smithvilleschooldistrict.net

2,567$37,560,000$50,994$96,373#14 | B+
31

Center School District

816-349-3300

center.k12.mo.us

2,530N/AN/AN/A#27 | B-
32

Bonner Springs-Edwardsville School District

913-422-5600

usd204.net

2,425$46,260,000$64,303$111,984#25 | B-
33

Harrisonville Cass R-IX School District

816-380-2727

harrisonvilleschools.org

2,217N/AN/AN/A#32 | C+
34

Pleasant Hill School District

816-540-3161

phr3.org

2,193N/AN/AN/A#22 | B
35

Tonganoxie School District

913-416-1400

tong464.org

1,947$28,500,000$50,000$80,000N/A | B-
36

Oak Grove R-VI Schools

816-690-4156

oakgrove.k12.mo.us

1,946N/AN/AN/A#21 | B
37

Richmond R-XVI School District

816-776-6912

richmondspartans.org

1,565$18,920,000$47,860$92,775N/A | B-
38

Fort Leavenworth School

District

913-651-7373

usd207.org

1,526$47,100,000$69,504$106,177#40 | A
39

Lawson R-XIV School District

816-580-7277

lawsoncardinals.org

1,080N/AN/AN/AN/A | B
40

Sherwood Cass R-VII

School District

660-499-2239

sherwoodk12.net

810N/AN/AN/AN/A | B-
41

Lone Jack School District

816-697-3539

lonejackc6.net

768N/AN/AN/A35 | C
42

West Platte R-II

816-640-2236

wpsd.net

720N/AN/AN/AN/A | B+
43

Easton School District

913-651-9740

easton449.org

639$14,520,000$54,695$89,887N/A | C+
44

North Platte R-1 School

District

816-450-3511

nppanthers.org

584N/AN/AN/AN/A | B+
45

Archie R-V School District

816-293-5312

archie.k12.mo.us

496N/AN/AN/AN/A | B-
46

Midway R-1 School District

816-250-2994

midwayk12.net

462$6,160,000$43,192$80,995N/A | C+
47

Drexel R-IV School District

816-652-0402

drexel.k12.mo.us

297$3,700,000$42,500$79,000N/A | C
48

Orrick R-XI School District

816-770-0094

orrick.k12.mo.us

277N/AN/AN/AN/A | C+
49

Hardin Central C-2

School District

660-398-4394

hardin-central.org

231$3,000,000$39,655$74,320N/A | C+
50

East Lynne 40 School 

District

816-925-2380

eastlynne40.school.org

157N/AN/AN/AN/A | N/A
51

Strasburg C-3 School District

816-680-3333

strasburg.k12.mo.us

127$2,380,000$41,000$83,000N/A | N/A

KCBJ Information current as of 11/25/22.

 

** Niche ranking is not affiliated with the KCBJ, and is current as of January 2023. The 2023 Best School Districts ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, public school district ratings, and more. niche.com 

 

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