Winnetonka High School
Public high school in Kansas City, Missouri · North Kansas City 74 School District · Grades 9–12
Winnetonka High School serves 1,238 students in grades 9–12 in Kansas City (Clay County). It is one of 33 schools in North Kansas City 74 School District. By enrollment it is the 80th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 14 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.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 88.47 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | North Kansas City 74 School District |
| County | Clay County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292280001293 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | North Kansas City 74 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,238 | 21,252 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 14.1 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.6% | 45.5% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% 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.
Winnetonka High School in context
Size
Winnetonka High School is the smallest of North Kansas City 74 School District's 4 high schools; its 1,238 students are 5.8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 5.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 900; Winnetonka High School 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
Its largest grade is grade 12 with 342 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 285, against an average of 310 per grade. This year grade 12 has 20% more students than grade 9 (342 against 285). 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 White students: 45.2% here and 49% across North Kansas City 74. Black students are next, at 21.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
57.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45.5% across North Kansas City 74 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 21.2% 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 88.47 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,238 students, Winnetonka High School has 14 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,238 students would have about 101.5 teachers, so Winnetonka High School has 13 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Winnetonka High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Frontier STEM High School, 3.3 miles away in Frontier Schools. Within 10 miles there are 23 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
| White | 45.2% |
| Black | 21.5% |
| Hispanic | 18.8% |
| Two or more races | 11.5% |
| Asian | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
45.2% of students are girls and 54.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 285 |
| Grade 10 | 308 |
| Grade 11 | 303 |
| Grade 12 | 342 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5815 Ne 48th St, Kansas City, MO 64119
Phone: (816)321-5340
Website: nkcschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Winnetonka High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier STEM High School | Frontier Schools | 3.3 mi | 401 | 10.3 | 77.6% |
| North Kansas City High School | North Kansas City 74 | 4.1 mi | 1,719 | 16.3 | 52.6% |
| Northwest Reg. Youth Center | Division of Youth Service | 4.6 mi | 20 | 6.7 | 85% |
| Northeast High School | Kansas City 33 | 5.0 mi | 732 | 14.8 | 100% |
| Oak Park High School | North Kansas City 74 | 5.2 mi | 1,755 | 17.8 | 40.7% |
| Liberty High School | Liberty 53 | 5.4 mi | 1,842 | 15.3 | 21.7% |
| KIPP KC Legacy High School | Kipp: Endeavor Academy | 6.0 mi | 382 | 12.2 | 100% |
| Van Horn High School | Independence 30 | 6.2 mi | 1,067 | 16.8 | 77.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.