Shawnee Heights School District

4401 Se Shawnee Heights Rd
Tecumseh, KS 66542-9799
(District boundaries shown in map)
5/
10
Bottom 50%

Top Rankings

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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 538 students in Shawnee Heights School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Shawnee Heights School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 24% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 34% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is equal to the Kansas public middle school average of 34% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
6 Schools
445 Schools
# Students
3,748 Students
136,665 Students
# Teachers
245 Teachers
9,867 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.
This School District
State Average (KS)
#149 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Shawnee Heights  School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
30%
29%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Shawnee Heights  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
31%
32%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Shawnee Heights  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
27%
31%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Shawnee Heights  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
92%
89%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Shawnee Heights  School District and public school graduation rate of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.54
0.53
# American Indian Students
20 Students
1,143 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
17 Students
3,457 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
684 Students
26,632 Students
% Hispanic Students
18%
19%
# Black Students
214 Students
8,046 Students
% Black Students
6%
6%
# White Students
2,424 Students
89,521 Students
% White Students
65%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
304 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
386 Students
7,562 Students
% of Two or more races Students
10%
6%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
123
1,265
# Students in K Grade:
244
1,491
# Students in 1st Grade:
255
1,805
# Students in 2nd Grade:
241
1,791
# Students in 3rd Grade:
259
1,920
# Students in 4th Grade:
267
2,242
# Students in 5th Grade:
284
4,122
# Students in 6th Grade:
244
26,306
# Students in 7th Grade:
263
36,318
# Students in 8th Grade:
275
36,755
# Students in 9th Grade:
292
5,549
# Students in 10th Grade:
306
5,489
# Students in 11th Grade:
272
5,429
# Students in 12th Grade:
290
5,425
# Ungraded Students:
133
758

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $13,136 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,971 is less than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
This School District
This State (KS)
Total Revenue
$49 MM
$7,774 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Shawnee Heights  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$45 MM
$8,211 MM
This chart displays total spending of Shawnee Heights  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$13,136
$16,113
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Shawnee Heights  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$11,971
$17,019
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Shawnee Heights  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Shawnee Heights School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Shawnee Heights Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
4335 Se Shawnee Heights Road
Tecumseh, KS 66542
(785) 379-5830
Grades: 7-8
| 538 students

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

  • District size: 6 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 3,748 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 15:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 35%
  • : 92% (Top 10% in KS)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 30% (Top 50%)
  • : 31% (Btm 50%)
  • : 27% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), KS Dept. of Education

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