Park Hill High

Kansas City · MO · PARK HILL · Public


AP rigor: 90th percentile nationally 18 AP courses

At a glance

Programs & features
  • 18 AP courses offered — Elite
  • Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
  • 4 calculus classes · 3 physics · 11 chemistry
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: 90th percentile nationally
  • SAT/ACT participation: Top 3.3% by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 93% in 2019 (67th percentile nationally)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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PARK HILL HIGH had 43.6% of the Class of 2025, the seniors who graduated in June 2025, attending four-year colleges (PARK HILL HIGH Class of 2025 school profile). Source ↗ (page 1)

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How Park Hill High compares for families

Standout academic depth by national standards.

  • ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 10% nationally with 18 AP courses.
  • ▸ LocallyMO 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: PARK HILL SOUTH HIGH, OAK PARK HIGH, STALEY HIGH and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth

90th percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
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AP courses offered
18
Math ✓ · Science ✓
Students taking AP courses
295
≈15 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings
Advanced math classes
19
4 calculus · 15 advanced
Lab science classes
14
3 physics · 11 chemistry
Other rigor signals
Dual-enrollment program

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Top 3.3% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
712
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
36.6
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

67th percentile nationally

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
93%
Single-point estimate
4-year cohort size
462
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
5.7%
Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
21.7%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Federal Title I context

Mixed-income school

Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)

27.6%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Your state's public flagship

University of Missouri-Columbia

77%
admit rate
$14,837
in-state tuition/yr · $36,056 out-of-state
1150–1330
SAT 25–75 · ACT 23–29

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 $20,268/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Missouri-Columbia profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

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

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
8.9%
Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.
Students absent 15+ days
165
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
324:1
Above the ASCA 250:1 target but below the US median (~430:1). Capacity is workable.
Counselor FTE
6.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
118
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 485 in 2021 to 468 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-3.5%

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

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +1.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,947 students:

2025
1,982
2027
2,055
2029
2,131

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

Revenue upside

At $16,839 per student in district revenue, the 184 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $3,098,376/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

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
PARK HILL SOUTH HIGH
RIVERSIDE
Public 5.4 1,890 +3.0%
OAK PARK HIGH
KANSAS CITY
Public 5.4 1,755 +3.7%
STALEY HIGH
KANSAS CITY
Public 7.3 2,091 +17.3%
NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGH
KANSAS CITY
Public 8.6 1,719 +9.6%
LIBERTY HIGH
LIBERTY
Public 11.9 1,842 -7.8%
LIBERTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
LIBERTY
Public 12.9 2,262 +2.1%
PLATTE COUNTY HIGH
PLATTE CITY
Public 9.6 1,397 +5.9%
WINNETONKA HIGH
KANSAS CITY
Public 9.7 1,238 +7.3%

At a glance

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Park Hill High is a public high school in Kansas City, MO, enrolling 1,947 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is down 4% from 2021 to 2024.

It offers 18 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 90% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

712 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 97% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 93% in the latest EDFacts release.

It has about 324 students per school counselor.

9% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

PARK HILL HIGH had 43.6% of the Class of 2025, the seniors who graduated in June 2025, attending four-year colleges (PARK HILL HIGH Class of 2025 school profile).

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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How many AP courses does Park Hill High offer? Park Hill High offers 18 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 90% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

What is Park Hill High's graduation rate? Park Hill High's federal four-year graduation rate was about 93% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Park Hill High? Park Hill High is a public high school in Kansas City, MO, enrolling 1,947 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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