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Blue Springs High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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
2000 Nw Ashton Dr
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Phone
(816) 874-3400
District
BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
County
JACKSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2383
Classroom Teachers
112

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.6% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Blue Springs High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
51%
45%
60%
53%
42%
37%
51%
45%
60%
53%
42%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
15
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 646 27.1%
Grade 10 610 25.6%
Grade 11 582 24.4%
Grade 12 545 22.9%
Total 2383 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.7% 73.1% 72.4%
Black 14.5% 13.7% 16.0%
Hispanic 11.5% 10.1% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.3% 2.3% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.8% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 28.2% 28.1% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 21.1% 21.0% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.2% 7.2% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 82,764 6,196,156
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,536.2 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.6% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.7% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.8% 32.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.2% 25.0%
65 OR OLDER 17.6% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 32,477 2,484,834
Single Parent Households With Children 9.5% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.3% 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.7% 31.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.4% 15.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.0% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.9% 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.5% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.6% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.3% 11.5%
$15,000 or less 4.4% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,411 $93,569,000 45.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $680 $9,924,000 4.8%
Staff $242 $3,532,000 1.7%
General Administration $242 $3,537,000 1.7%
School Administration $616 $8,990,000 4.4%
Operation $1,416 $20,662,000 10.1%
Transportation $570 $8,318,000 4.0%
Other $774 $11,299,000 5.5%
Total Support $4,540 $66,262,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,128 $45,658,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $14,079 $205,489,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
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%

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