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Park Hill South 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
4500 Nw River Park Dr
Riverside, MO 64150
Phone
(816) 359-4120
District
PARK HILL
County
PLATTE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1869
Classroom Teachers
108

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

10

(10 is best)

Better than 95.9% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Park Hill South High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
71%
45%
72%
53%
69%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 483 25.8%
Grade 10 464 24.8%
Grade 11 461 24.7%
Grade 12 461 24.7%
Total 1869 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.0% 67.5% 71.8%
Black 11.9% 15.1% 16.2%
Hispanic 12.1% 12.2% 8.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.0% 3.3% 2.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 1.9% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 24.5% 27.9% 48.9%
Free lunch eligible 19.7% 21.4% 42.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.8% 6.5% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 76,686 6,196,156
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,077.2 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.7% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.6% 32.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.6% 25.0%
65 OR OLDER 15.5% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 30,520 2,484,834
Single Parent Households With Children 7.0% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.7% 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 47.1% 31.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 27.9% 15.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.0% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.0% 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.6% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.5% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.9% 11.5%
$15,000 or less 5.2% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,287 $86,830,000 45.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $985 $11,742,000 6.1%
Staff $452 $5,387,000 2.8%
General Administration $889 $10,588,000 5.5%
School Administration $842 $10,028,000 5.3%
Operation $1,609 $19,175,000 10.0%
Transportation $889 $10,592,000 5.5%
Other $438 $5,221,000 2.7%
Total Support $6,104 $72,733,000 38.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,633 $31,369,000 16.4%
Total Expenditures $16,025 $190,932,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,013 $6,250,581,000 45.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $891 $794,032,000 5.8%
Staff $509 $453,483,000 3.3%
General Administration $778 $693,526,000 5.1%
School Administration $720 $641,715,000 4.7%
Operation $1,272 $1,133,809,000 8.3%
Transportation $642 $572,323,000 4.2%
Other $294 $261,597,000 1.9%
Total Support $5,106 $4,550,485,000 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,189 $2,842,348,000 20.8%
Total Expenditures $15,308 $13,643,414,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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