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Shawnee Heights School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 1,242 students in Shawnee Heights School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Kansas.
Public High School in Shawnee Heights School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Kansas public high school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 26% statewide average).
Public High School in Shawnee Heights School District have a Graduation Rate of 92%, which is more than the Kansas average of 88%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Shawnee Heights High School, with 92% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Kansas or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 37% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is equal to the Kansas public high school average of 37% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
6 Schools
403 Schools
# Students
3,658 Students
163,604 Students
# Teachers
246 Teachers
10,703 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Shawnee Heights School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#149 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
31%
Graduation Rate
92%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.55
# American Indian Students
14 Students
1,367 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
15 Students
4,476 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
674 Students
34,479 Students
% Hispanic Students
19%
21%
# Black Students
190 Students
10,520 Students
% Black Students
5%
6%
# White Students
2,390 Students
103,262 Students
% White Students
65%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
337 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
372 Students
9,163 Students
% of Two or more races Students
10%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
117
70
# Students in K Grade:
231
262
# Students in 1st Grade:
239
649
# Students in 2nd Grade:
249
732
# Students in 3rd Grade:
235
754
# Students in 4th Grade:
263
809
# Students in 5th Grade:
277
792
# Students in 6th Grade:
291
1,723
# Students in 7th Grade:
247
4,356
# Students in 8th Grade:
267
4,869
# Students in 9th Grade:
268
37,517
# Students in 10th Grade:
286
37,330
# Students in 11th Grade:
300
36,547
# Students in 12th Grade:
260
34,737
# Ungraded Students:
128
2,457
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,459 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,266 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$49 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$45 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,459
$16,276
Spending / Student
$12,266
$17,192
Best Shawnee Heights School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Shawnee Heights High School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
4201 Se Shawnee Heights Rd
Tecumseh, KS 66542
(785) 379-5880
Tecumseh, KS 66542
(785) 379-5880
Grades: 9-12
| 1,242 students
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