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North Kansas City Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 20,561 (2022-2023)
Schools: 34 (2022-2023)
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North Kansas City Schools is a school district in Missouri (Clay County). During the 2023 school year, 20,561 students attended one of the district's 34 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education

General election

General election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education on April 8, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Aryn Peters
Aryn Peters (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
24.5
 
4,242
Image of Daniel Wartick
Daniel Wartick (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
22.0
 
3,811
Image of Roy Copeland III
Roy Copeland III (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
21.2
 
3,667
Carolyn Mason (Nonpartisan)
 
12.2
 
2,113
Jessica Rezac (Nonpartisan)
 
11.7
 
2,015
Image of Jason Russell
Jason Russell (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
8.3
 
1,436

Total votes: 17,284
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North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education

General election

General election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education on April 2, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Susan Hines
Susan Hines (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
20.9
 
3,955
Jane Rinehart (Nonpartisan)
 
19.6
 
3,706
Image of Joe Jacobs
Joe Jacobs (Nonpartisan)
 
19.3
 
3,653
Image of Aryn Peters
Aryn Peters (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
15.5
 
2,938
Image of Roy Copeland III
Roy Copeland III (Nonpartisan)
 
10.1
 
1,909
Image of Brock Foley
Brock Foley (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
9.0
 
1,712
Image of Tirdad Daei
Tirdad Daei (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
5.6
 
1,063

Total votes: 18,936
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North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education

General election

Special general election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education

Incumbent Jan Kauk defeated Tammy McFerran in the special general election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education on April 2, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jan Kauk (Nonpartisan)
 
62.4
 
4,388
Tammy McFerran (Nonpartisan)
 
37.6
 
2,649

Total votes: 7,037
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North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education

General election

General election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education (2 seats)

Laura Wagner and incumbent Karee Gleason-Miller defeated Brian Mercer, Josiah Bechthold, and Maren Stoflet in the general election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education on April 4, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Laura Wagner
Laura Wagner (Nonpartisan)
 
35.3
 
5,853
Image of Karee Gleason-Miller
Karee Gleason-Miller (Nonpartisan)
 
24.0
 
3,987
Image of Brian Mercer
Brian Mercer (Nonpartisan)
 
21.2
 
3,517
Image of Josiah Bechthold
Josiah Bechthold (Nonpartisan)
 
14.1
 
2,348
Maren Stoflet (Nonpartisan)
 
5.4
 
898

Total votes: 16,603
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North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education

General election

General election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education on April 5, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Daniel Wartick
Daniel Wartick (Nonpartisan)
 
22.2
 
4,256
Image of Terry Ward
Terry Ward (Nonpartisan)
 
22.0
 
4,219
Image of Laura Wagner
Laura Wagner (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
13.5
 
2,576
Image of Duane Bartsch
Duane Bartsch (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
11.9
 
2,280
Image of Josiah Bechthold
Josiah Bechthold (Nonpartisan)
 
11.1
 
2,115
Image of Frances Yang
Frances Yang (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
10.9
 
2,090
Image of Susan Hines
Susan Hines (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
6.7
 
1,280
Image of Andrew Corrao
Andrew Corrao (Nonpartisan)
 
1.7
 
322

Total votes: 19,138
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North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education

General election

General election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education on April 6, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jan Kauk (Nonpartisan)
 
20.5
 
4,133
Jane Rinehart (Nonpartisan)
 
19.7
 
3,978
Paul Harrell (Nonpartisan)
 
16.1
 
3,237
Image of Jay Wilson
Jay Wilson (Nonpartisan)
 
15.8
 
3,180
Tina Williams (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
15.2
 
3,066
Image of Andrew Corrao
Andrew Corrao (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
11.9
 
2,405
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
165

Total votes: 20,164
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North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education

General election

General election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education (2 seats)

Karee Gleason-Miller and incumbent Terry Stone defeated incumbent Dixie Youngers and Anessa DeLong in the general election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Karee Gleason-Miller
Karee Gleason-Miller (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
29.5
 
5,318
Terry Stone (Nonpartisan)
 
27.5
 
4,945
Image of Dixie Youngers
Dixie Youngers (Nonpartisan)
 
23.6
 
4,250
Image of Anessa DeLong
Anessa DeLong (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
18.5
 
3,329
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
164

Total votes: 18,006
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North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education

General election

General election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education (2 seats)

Incumbent Judy Wartick and incumbent Terry Ward defeated Dincer Guler in the general election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education on April 2, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Judy Wartick
Judy Wartick (Nonpartisan)
 
45.4
 
7,609
Image of Terry Ward
Terry Ward (Nonpartisan)
 
44.0
 
7,379
Dincer Guler (Nonpartisan)
 
9.7
 
1,628
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
144

Total votes: 16,760
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North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education

General election

General election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education on April 3, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jan Kauk (Nonpartisan)
 
19.4
 
2,573
Jane Rinehart (Nonpartisan)
 
17.2
 
2,286
Paul Harrell (Nonpartisan)
 
15.9
 
2,113
Image of Jay Wilson
Jay Wilson (Nonpartisan)
 
15.6
 
2,066
Image of Paula Barba
Paula Barba (Nonpartisan)
 
11.9
 
1,583
Ruth Sawyer (Nonpartisan)
 
10.2
 
1,356
Michael Laverty (Nonpartisan)
 
8.8
 
1,173
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
124

Total votes: 13,274
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North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education

General election

General election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education

Incumbent Terry Stone and incumbent Dixie Youngers won election in the general election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education on April 4, 2017.

Candidate
Terry Stone (Nonpartisan)
Image of Dixie Youngers
Dixie Youngers (Nonpartisan)

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North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education

General election

General election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education

Incumbent Terry Ward won election in the general election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education on April 5, 2016.

Candidate
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Terry Ward (Nonpartisan)

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North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education

General election

General election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education

Incumbent Victor Hurlbert, incumbent Chip Luerding, and incumbent Jay Wilson won election in the general election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education on April 7, 2015.

Candidate
Image of Victor Hurlbert
Victor Hurlbert (Nonpartisan)
Image of Chip Luerding
Chip Luerding (Nonpartisan)
Image of Jay Wilson
Jay Wilson (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

North Kansas City Schools consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Aryn PetersAt Large20252028
Daniel WartickAt Large20252028
Joe JacobsAt Large20242027
Susan HinesAt Large20232027
Jane RinehartAt Large20182027
Laura WagnerAt Large20232026
Karee Gleason-MillerAt Large20202026

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District map

Overlapping state house districts

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $32,754,000 $1,665 10%
Local: $226,243,000 $11,500 66%
State: $83,634,000 $4,251 24%
Total: $342,631,000 $17,416
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $343,554,000 $17,463
Total Current Expenditures: $245,887,000 $12,498
Instructional Expenditures: $135,572,000 $6,891 39%
Student and Staff Support: $32,653,000 $1,659 10%
Administration: $28,161,000 $1,431 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $49,501,000 $2,516 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $80,397,000 $4,086
Construction: $71,284,000 $3,623
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $4,471,000 $227
Interest on Debt: $10,488,000 $533

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 38 43 18 29 21-39 34 46
2018-2019 49 52 28 42 40-49 44 57
2017-2018 52 59 30 45 50-59 49 60
2016-2017 59 65 40 53 50-59 58 65
2015-2016 58 66 38 51 40-49 56 63
2014-2015 51 62 34 43 30-39 51 56
2013-2014 52 55 32 45 40-49 53 58
2012-2013 48 57 29 41 45-49 47 53
2011-2012 54 60 35 46 45-49 56 59
2010-2011 55 57 37 44 50-54 55 61

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 49 44 31 42 40-59 46 56
2018-2019 52 52 34 46 40-49 49 59
2017-2018 54 56 35 50 40-49 52 61
2016-2017 69 70 54 64 70-79 67 73
2015-2016 66 66 50 61 60-69 64 71
2014-2015 65 69 49 59 60-69 63 70
2013-2014 52 48 34 43 50-59 53 57
2012-2013 52 52 35 43 50-59 51 57
2011-2012 54 50 37 44 45-49 55 60
2010-2011 55 51 39 44 50-54 56 60

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 96 >=95 90-94 >=95 PS 90-94 97
2018-2019 97 >=95 >=95 >=95 >=50 >=95 97
2017-2018 96 >=90 >=95 90-94 PS >=95 96
2016-2017 98 >=90 >=95 >=95 >=50 >=95 97
2015-2016 96 >=90 >=95 >=95 >=50 >=95 96
2014-2015 94 90-94 90-94 90-94 >=50 85-89 95
2013-2014 93 90-94 90-94 90-94 >=80 90-94 94
2012-2013 91 85-89 85-89 90-94 >=50 90-94 92
2011-2012 88 85-89 85-89 85-89 >=80 80-89 87
2010-2011 85 80-84 80-84 80-84 >=50 >=90 87

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 20,561 3.3
2021-2022 19,875 1.0
2020-2021 19,673 -3.4
2019-2020 20,342 -2.1
2018-2019 20,763 2.2
2017-2018 20,309 0.6
2016-2017 20,188 0.9
2015-2016 19,997 0.7
2014-2015 19,862 0.7
2013-2014 19,726 1.4
2012-2013 19,443 1.6
2011-2012 19,133 1.9
2010-2011 18,764 1.3
2009-2010 18,523 0.7
2008-2009 18,391 2.7
2007-2008 17,894 1.0
2006-2007 17,715 1.4
2005-2006 17,469 1.6
2004-2005 17,193 1.1
2003-2004 17,004 -1.7
2002-2003 17,296 0.3
2001-2002 17,247 -0.1
2000-2001 17,258 -0.7
1999-2000 17,378 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE North Kansas City Schools (%) Missouri K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.5 2.1
Black 15.9 15.2
Hispanic 15.4 8.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.4 0.4
Two or More Races 11.4 5.5
White 52.2 68.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, North Kansas City Schools had 1,496.90 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.74.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 58.00
Kindergarten: 89.89
Elementary: 577.48
Secondary: 771.53
Total: 1,496.90

North Kansas City Schools employed 7.00 district administrators and 75.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 190.69
School Administrators: 75.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 248.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 33.69
Total Guidance Counselors: 49.19
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 22.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 11.72
Librarians/Media Specialists: 28.62
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 108.00
Other Support Services: 862.47

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

North Kansas City Schools operates 34 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Antioch Middle8657-8
Bell Prairie Elementary712PK-5
Briarcliff Elementary310KG-5
Chapel Hill Elementary599KG-5
Chouteau Elementary358PK-5
Clardy Elementary495KG-5
Crestview Elementary435KG-5
Ctr. For Educ. Development0KG-12
Davidson Elementary517PK-5
Early Education Center114PK-PK
Eastgate 6th Grade Center6076-6
Fox Hill Elementary587KG-5
Gashland Elementary230PK-1
Gateway 6th Grade Center9236-6
Gracemor Elementary630PK-5
Lakewood Elementary187KG-5
Linden West Elementary447PK-5
Maple Park Middle6387-8
Maplewood Elementary293PK-5
Meadowbrook Elementary504KG-5
Nashua Elementary328KG-5
New Mark Middle1,0057-8
Northgate Middle6897-8
North Kansas City High1,6409-12
Northview Elementary654KG-5
Oak Park High1,7569-12
Oakwood Manor Elementary194PK-5
Ravenwood Elementary319KG-5
Rising Hill Elementary380PK-5
Staley High1,8979-12
Topping Elementary318KG-5
West Englewood Elementary403KG-5
Winnetonka High1,2849-12
Winnwood Elementary243PK-5

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