Northwest Reg. Youth Center
Public high school in Kansas City, Missouri · Division of Youth Service · Grades 6–12
Northwest Reg. Youth Center serves 20 students in grades 6–12 in Kansas City (Clay County). It is one of 24 schools in Division of Youth Service. By enrollment it is the 543rd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 6.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Division of Youth Service |
| County | Clay County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290000901270 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Division of Youth Service | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 20 | 496 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 6.7 | 6.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85% | 84.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Northwest Reg. Youth Center in context
Size
Of the 24 high schools in Division of Youth Service, Northwest Reg. Youth Center is the 11th largest, with 4% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 5.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,866; Northwest Reg. Youth Center is smaller 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
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 8 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 1, against an average of 4 per grade. This year grade 12 has 67% fewer students than grade 8 (1 against 3). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 50% here and 33.1% across Division of Youth Service. White students are next, at 45%.
85% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 84.8% across Division of Youth Service and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 35% 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
With 3 full-time-equivalent teachers for 20 students, Northwest Reg. Youth Center has 6.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 20 students would have about 1.6 teachers, so Northwest Reg. Youth Center has 1.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Northwest Reg. Youth Center is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Oak Park High School, 2.6 miles away in North Kansas City 74 School District. Within 10 miles there are 11 other high schools, 4 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 50% |
| White | 45% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
0% of students are girls and 100% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 8 | 3 |
| Grade 9 | 4 |
| Grade 10 | 8 |
| Grade 11 | 4 |
| Grade 12 | 1 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4901 Ne Barry Rd, Kansas City, MO 64156
Phone: (816)734-2120
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Northwest Reg. Youth Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Park High School | North Kansas City 74 | 2.6 mi | 1,755 | 17.8 | 40.7% |
| Staley High School | North Kansas City 74 | 3.2 mi | 2,091 | 20 | 19.3% |
| Liberty High School | Liberty 53 | 4.0 mi | 1,842 | 15.3 | 21.7% |
| Winnetonka High School | North Kansas City 74 | 4.6 mi | 1,238 | 14 | 57.6% |
| Liberty North High School | Liberty 53 | 5.5 mi | 2,262 | 17.4 | 20.4% |
| Park Hill South High School | Park Hill | 7.3 mi | 1,890 | 16.9 | 25.8% |
| North Kansas City High School | North Kansas City 74 | 7.4 mi | 1,719 | 16.3 | 52.6% |
| Park Hill High School | Park Hill | 7.9 mi | 1,947 | 17.5 | 27.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Division of Youth Service
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissell Hall | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Camp Avery Park Camp | High | 6–12 | 18 |
| Datema House | High | 5–12 | 10 |
| Excel School | High | 6–12 | 23 |
| Fort Bellefontaine Campus | High | 6–12 | 12 |
| Fulton Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 30 |
| Gateway School | High | 5–12 | 11 |
| Gentry Residential Treat. Fac. | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Girardot Center for Youth | High | 5–12 | 24 |
| Hogan St Regional Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 17 |
| Langsford House | High | 5–12 | 11 |
| Lewis and Clark Hall | High | 6–12 | 14 |
| Met Day Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 11 |
| Mt. Vernon Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 26 |
| New Day - Day Treatment | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Riverbend Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 17 |
| Sierra-Osage Treatment Center | High | 5–12 | 14 |
| Sikeston Hope Center | High | 6–12 | 11 |
| Twin Rivers | High | 6–12 | 10 |
| W. E. Sears Youth Center | High | 5–12 | 54 |
| Watkins Mill Park Camp | High | 6–12 | 46 |
| Waverly Regional Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 28 |
| Wilson Creek Group Home | High | 6–12 | 12 |