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Shawnee Mission South High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
5800 W 107th St
Shawnee Mission, KS 66207
Phone
(913) 993-7500
District
Shawnee Mission Pub Sch
County
JOHNSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1586
Classroom Teachers
101

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kansas

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.6% of all KS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 67.6% of all U.S. schools.


Shawnee Mission South High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

40 30 20 10 0
32%
24%
35%
26%
29%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 423 26.7%
Grade 10 400 25.2%
Grade 11 397 25.0%
Grade 12 366 23.1%
Total 1586 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 68.4% 65.7% 65.8%
Black 8.2% 9.6% 7.2%
Hispanic 20.4% 21.8% 22.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.0% 2.5% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 33.9% 38.9% 47.7%
Free lunch eligible 27.7% 31.7% 40.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.2% 7.2% 7.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 232,696 2,937,150
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,113.2 35
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.2% 20.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.7% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.7% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 17.4% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 101,298 1,148,635
Single Parent Households With Children 5.7% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.4% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 54.8% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 23.2% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.1% 17.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.5% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.1% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.7% 15.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.2% 11.7%
$15,000 or less 5.2% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,936 $184,620,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $734 $19,527,000 4.8%
Staff $459 $12,220,000 3.0%
General Administration $110 $2,916,000 0.7%
School Administration $618 $16,458,000 4.0%
Operation $1,014 $26,990,000 6.6%
Transportation $537 $14,290,000 3.5%
Other $411 $10,939,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,882 $103,340,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,563 $121,447,000 29.7%
Total Expenditures $15,381 $409,407,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,109 $3,957,643,000 48.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $426,673,000 5.2%
Staff $517 $252,073,000 3.1%
General Administration $337 $164,574,000 2.0%
School Administration $738 $360,234,000 4.4%
Operation $1,270 $619,608,000 7.6%
Transportation $482 $235,153,000 2.9%
Other $366 $178,766,000 2.2%
Total Support $4,584 $2,237,081,000 27.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,040 $1,971,771,000 24.1%
Total Expenditures $16,733 $8,166,495,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%