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Park Hill High School

Public high school in Kansas City, Missouri · Park Hill School District · Grades 9–12

Park Hill High School serves 1,947 students in grades 9–12 in Kansas City (Platte County). It is one of 18 schools in Park Hill School District. By enrollment it is the 16th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 17.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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.

1,947
students
17.5
students per teacher
27.6%
free/reduced lunch eligible
9–12
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 111.23 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelHigh
Grades9–12
DistrictPark Hill School District
CountyPlatte County
Area typeCity, large
School mealsNational School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students
NCES school ID292355001371

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Missouri

This schoolPark HillMissouri high schools (median)
Students1,94711,937268
Students per teacher17.513.412.2
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible27.6%29%46.2%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 93% 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.

Park Hill High School in context

Size

Of the 2 high schools in Park Hill School District, Park Hill High School is the largest, with 16.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 8.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,558; Park Hill High School is close to their typical size.

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 11 with 504 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 468, against an average of 487 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 474 in grade 9 and 468 in grade 12.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

The largest group is White students: 58.6% here and 61.5% across Park Hill. Black students are next, at 15.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

27.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 29% across Park Hill and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 6.5% 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

With 111.23 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,947 students, Park Hill High School has 17.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,947 students would have about 159.6 teachers, so Park Hill High School has 48.4 fewer.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).

Location

Park Hill High School 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, 5.4 miles away in North Kansas City 74 School District. Within 10 miles there are 7 other high schools, 0 of them within 5 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
White
58.6%
Black
15.9%
Hispanic
12.9%
Two or more races
5.9%
Asian
4.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.5%

51.3% of students are girls and 48.7% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Grade 9
474
Grade 10
501
Grade 11
504
Grade 12
468

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

7701 Nw Barry Rd, Kansas City, MO 64153
Phone: (816)359-4110
Website: parkhill.k12.mo.us

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Park Hill High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.

Nearby high schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Oak Park High SchoolNorth Kansas City 745.4 mi1,75517.840.7%
Park Hill South High SchoolPark Hill5.4 mi1,89016.925.8%
Staley High SchoolNorth Kansas City 747.3 mi2,0912019.3%
Northwest Reg. Youth CenterDivision of Youth Service7.9 mi206.785%
North Kansas City High SchoolNorth Kansas City 748.6 mi1,71916.352.6%
Platte County High SchoolPlatte County R-III9.6 mi1,39717.319%
Winnetonka High SchoolNorth Kansas City 749.7 mi1,2381457.6%
Smithville High SchoolSmithville R-II10.2 mi84516.411.7%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in Park Hill

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Alfred L Renner Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5403
Congress Middle SchoolMiddle6–8601
English Landing Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5435
Gerner Family Early Education CenterPre-KPre-K392
Graden Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5415
Hawthorn Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5450
Hopewell Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5483
Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle6–8653
Line Creek Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5321
Park Hill South High SchoolHigh9–121,890
Plaza Middle SchoolMiddle6–8673
Prairie Point Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5437
Southeast Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5548
Thomas B. Chinn Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5466
Tiffany Ridge Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5484
Union Chapel Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5609
Walden Middle SchoolMiddle6–8730