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How Beyond the Bell compares for families

What families should know about Beyond the Bell.

  • LocallyKS sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: School for Blind High, Bridges/Wyandot Academy, Alfred Fairfax Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🏛️ Your state's public flagship

University of Kansas

88%
admit rate
$12,102
in-state tuition/yr · $30,432 out-of-state
1050–1290
SAT 25–75 · ACT 21–27

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $18,059/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Kansas profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +4.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 13 students:

2025
14
2027
15
2029
16

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
School for Blind High
Kansas City
Public 4.5 21
Bridges/Wyandot Academy
Kansas City
Public 6.1 8
Alfred Fairfax Academy
Kansas City
Public 7.7 52 -16.1%
School for Deaf High
Olathe
Public 14.3 44
500 Reach
Kansas City
Public 6.9 62 -30.3%
Central School
Atchison
Public 42.6 40
McLouth High
McLouth
Public 30.6 125 -21.4%
Jefferson Co North High
Winchester
Public 37.1 117 -10.0%

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