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Kansas City 33 School District, MO: schools, enrollment and spending

Kansas City 33 School District runs 33 public schools with 15,079 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.4 students per teacher is about the same as the Missouri figure of 13.0.Listed in NCES data as "KANSAS CITY 33".

At a glance

Schools
33
Students
15,079
Teachers (FTE)
1,123
Students per teacher
13.4
MO: 13.0 · US: 15.3
Address
2901 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64109
County
Jackson County
Locale
City: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2916400
State district ID
MO-048078
Total staff (FTE)
1,516
School counselors (FTE)
37.0About 408 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
57.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.4
Missouri13.0
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (14,113), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$279.9 million
Federal revenue
$43.6 million
State revenue
$7.1 million
Local revenue
$229.2 million
Total spending
$244.5 million
Spending per pupil
$17,323
Salaries
$129.3 million52.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$63.9 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 15.6%
  • State: 2.5%
  • Local: 81.9%

Missouri overall

  • Federal: 11.8%
  • State: 28.7%
  • Local: 59.5%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,323
Missouri$14,065
United States$16,826

Schools in Kansas City 33 School District

By level: 7 high, 3 middle, 21 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Ac Prep ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 836612.6
B. Banneker ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 648715.2
Border Star MontessoriCEP schoolElementaryPK to 625114.8
Carver Dual Language SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 646814.2
Central High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1251914.8
Central Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle7 to 837512.9
ContractOtherPK to 1232
East High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,15515.8
Faxon ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 632211.5
Foreign Language AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 859413.2
Garfield ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 653113.0
George Melcher ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 634114.2
Gladstone ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 640612.3
Hale Cook ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 634413.8
Holliday MontessoriCEP schoolElementaryPK to 636015.0
James ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 632814.9
John T. Hartman ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 636016.4
Lincoln College Academy MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 858320.1
Lincoln College Prep.CEP schoolHigh9 to 1299720.3
M. L. King ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 676815.1
Manual Career Tech. Ctr.High9 to 120
Northeast HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1273214.9
Northeast Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle7 to 860712.9
Paseo Acad. of Performing ArtsCEP schoolHigh7 to 1266911.5
Phillis Wheatley ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 638611.7
Pitcher ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 625212.0
Primitivo Garcia ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 649415.4
Rogers ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 659213.8
Southeast High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1249815.6
Success AcademyOtherK to 120
Trailwoods ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 638813.4
Wendell Phillips ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 632414.7
Whittier ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 655011.5

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.