Liggett Trail Education Center
Public school in Blue Springs, Missouri · Blue Springs R-IV School District · Grades Pre-K–12
Liggett Trail Education Center serves 159 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Blue Springs (Jackson County). It is one of 20 schools in Blue Springs R-IV School District. By enrollment it is the 6th largest of 42 public schools in Missouri (median 28 students). With 7.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri school (5.5).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 42 Missouri schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Blue Springs R-IV School District |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290531000270 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Blue Springs R-IV | Missouri schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 159 | 14,657 | 28 |
| Students per teacher | 7.8 | 14.6 | 5.5 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 21.4% | 30.6% | 51.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% of Missouri schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Liggett Trail Education Center in context
Size
Liggett Trail Education Center is the only school in Blue Springs R-IV School District. Its 159 students are 1.1% of the district's 14,657. The 8 nearest schools are a median 18.5 miles away and have a median of 31 students, so Liggett Trail Education Center is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Liggett Trail Education Center serves a single grade, pre-K, with 159 students.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 56.6% of enrollment, a lower share than across Blue Springs R-IV (64.6%). Hispanic students are next, at 20.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
21.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 30.6% across Blue Springs R-IV and a median of 51.8% for Missouri schools. 14.5% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Liggett Trail Education Center has 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri school ratio of 5.5, a school with 159 students would have about 28.9 teachers, so Liggett Trail Education Center has 8.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri schools (5.5).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other school is Lakeview Woods School, 5.1 miles away in MO Schools for the Severely Disabled. There are 0 schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 56.6% |
| Hispanic | 20.1% |
| Black | 15.1% |
| Two or more races | 6.9% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
28.9% of students are girls and 71.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3575 Sw Liggett Rd, Blue Springs, MO 64015
Phone: (816)874-3680
Website: bssd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Liggett Trail Education Center. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Woods School | MO Schools for the Severely Disabled | 5.1 mi | 30 | 10 | 90% |
| R-7 Online Academy | Lee's Summit R-VII | 5.7 mi | 65 | – | 4.6% |
| Dale M Thompson/Trails West S | MO Schools for the Severely Disabled | 13.5 mi | 22 | 5.5 | 50% |
| Contract | Kansas City 33 | 14.4 mi | 32 | – | 90.6% |
| Maple Valley School | MO Schools for the Severely Disabled | 22.6 mi | 35 | 5.8 | 40% |
| Everett Wade Juvenile Center | Harrisonville R-IX | 23.5 mi | 10 | 10 | 30% |
| E W Thompson | MO Schools for the Severely Disabled | 58.7 mi | 11 | 2.8 | 72.7% |
| Helen M Davis School | MO Schools for the Severely Disabled | 59.9 mi | 43 | 6.1 | 53.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Blue Springs R-IV
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Springs High School | High | 9–12 | 2,429 |
| Blue Springs South High School | High | 9–12 | 2,299 |
| Brittany Hill Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 807 |
| Chapel Lakes Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 600 |
| Cordill-Mason Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 681 |
| Daniel Young Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 330 |
| Delta Woods Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 831 |
| Franklin Smith Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 401 |
| James Lewis Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 473 |
| James Walker Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 456 |
| John Nowlin Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 460 |
| Lucy Franklin Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 536 |
| Moreland Ridge Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 813 |
| Paul Kinder Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 919 |
| Sunny Pointe Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 506 |
| Thomas J. Ultican Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 419 |
| Voy Spears Jr. Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 546 |
| William Bryant Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 529 |
| William Yates Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 463 |