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Kansas City, MO Private School Trends

Private Schools

12,215

Students

$13,075

Avg. Tuition

Avg. Class Size

31%

Students of Color

11:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

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This Town (Kansas City)

This State (MO)

# Schools

52 Schools

517 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Elementary Schools
Year	Kansas City, MO Total Schools
2025	51
2024	53
2023	53
2022	51
2021	54
2020	53
2019	51
2018	51
2017	45
2016	43
2015	44

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# Students

12,215 Students

99,456 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private Elementary School
Year	Kansas City, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	242	195	199
2024	241	192	192
2023	216	186	193
2022	236	196	205
2021	223	193	201
2020	226	183	188
2019	240	182	193
2018	238	181	190
2017	267	185	199
2016	267	183	196
2015	237	173	183

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% Students of Color

31%

21%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Kansas City, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	31%	20%	33%
2024	31%	20%	32%
2023	26%	19%	32%
2022	24%	18%	32%
2021	24%	18%	31%
2020	24%	18%	31%
2019	26%	18%	31%
2018	24%	17%	30%
2017	30%	22%	31%
2016	29%	21%	31%
2015	28%	20%	31%

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0.67

0.56

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Kansas City, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	0.67	0.56	0.64
2024	0.67	0.56	0.64
2023	0.63	0.54	0.63
2022	0.59	0.52	0.62
2021	0.59	0.52	0.62
2020	0.58	0.52	0.62
2019	0.58	0.50	0.61
2018	0.57	0.50	0.60
2017	0.55	0.46	0.59
2016	0.54	0.46	0.59
2015	0.54	0.45	0.58

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# American Indian Students

22 Students

212 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

462 Students

2,686 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Kansas City, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	5%	4%	5%
2024	4%	4%	5%
2023	4%	3%	5%
2022	4%	4%	5%
2021	4%	3%	5%
2020	4%	3%	5%
2019	4%	3%	4%
2018	4%	3%	4%
2017	3%	2%	4%
2016	3%	2%	4%
2015	4%	3%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

1,406 Students

4,349 Students

% Hispanic Students

11%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Kansas City, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	11%	4%	9%
2024	12%	4%	9%
2023	6%	3%	9%
2022	6%	3%	8%
2021	6%	3%	9%
2020	6%	3%	9%
2019	5%	3%	8%
2018	5%	3%	8%
2017	5%	2%	8%
2016	5%	2%	8%
2015	5%	2%	8%

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# Black Students

932 Students

6,095 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Kansas City, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	7%	6%	8%
2024	7%	6%	8%
2023	9%	7%	8%
2022	8%	6%	7%
2021	9%	7%	8%
2020	9%	7%	8%
2019	9%	7%	8%
2018	9%	7%	8%
2017	8%	7%	7%
2016	8%	7%	8%
2015	8%	6%	8%

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# White Students

6,123 Students

60,118 Students

% White Students

50%

62%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Kansas City, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	50%	62%	55%
2024	48%	62%	55%
2023	53%	64%	55%
2022	59%	66%	57%
2021	60%	66%	57%
2020	61%	66%	58%
2019	61%	68%	59%
2018	62%	68%	59%
2017	64%	72%	61%
2016	65%	72%	61%
2015	65%	72%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

36 Students

178 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

3,372 Students

23,629 Students

% of Others Students

27%

24%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Kansas City, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	27%	24%	22%
2024	29%	24%	22%
2023	28%	23%	22%
2022	23%	21%	22%
2021	21%	21%	20%
2020	20%	21%	19%
2019	21%	19%	20%
2018	20%	19%	20%
2017	20%	17%	19%
2016	19%	17%	18%
2015	18%	17%	18%

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# Teachers

1,155 Teachers

8,248 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Kansas City, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	11:1	12:1	11:1
2024	11:1	12:1	11:1
2023	11:1	13:1	11:1
2022	11:1	13:1	11:1
2021	10:1	13:1	11:1
2020	11:1	13:1	11:1
2019	11:1	13:1	11:1
2018	12:1	13:1	11:1
2017	13:1	12:1	11:1
2016	12:1	12:1	12:1
2015	12:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

56%

53%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Kansas City, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	57%	53%	54%
2024	56%	53%	54%
2023	55%	52%	53%
2022	55%	52%	53%
2021	56%	52%	53%
2020	56%	53%	53%
2019	55%	51%	52%
2018	51%	50%	52%
2017	57%	50%	51%
2016	57%	48%	51%
2015	55%	48%	50%

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Average Class Size

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Kansas City, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	15	15	16
2024	16	15	15
2023	16	15	15
2022	16	15	15
2021	16	15	15
2020	16	15	15
2019	16	15	15
2018	16	15	15
2017	16	15	15
2016	17	15	15
2015	17	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

21 courses

15 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Kansas City, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	21	15	12
2024	17	13	11
2023	15	13	10
2022	16	13	10
2021	17	14	10
2020	19	14	10
2019	19	13	10
2018	19	14	10
2017	21	14	10
2016	21	12	9
2015	20	11	9

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Average SAT score

1400

(Out of 1600)

1315

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Kansas City, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	1400	1303	1236
2024	1400	1302	1233
2023	1400	1299	1231
2022	1400	1309	1232
2021	1400	1321	1232
2020	1400	1322	1229
2019	1400	1327	1230
2018	1206	1293	1227
2017	1206	1296	1232
2016	1262	1345	1292
2015	1202	1357	1244

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Kansas City, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	26	26	26
2024	26	26	26
2023	26	26	26
2022	25	26	26
2021	25	26	26
2020	26	26	26
2019	26	26	26
2018	26	26	25
2017	29	26	25
2016	28	26	25
2015	27	25	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$13,075

$12,298

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Kansas City, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	$13,512	$12,565	$14,043
2024	$10,315	$11,316	$12,357
2023	$9,653	$10,080	$11,693
2022	$10,305	$10,041	$11,199
2021	$9,835	$9,807	$10,824
2020	$9,649	$9,601	$10,496
2019	$9,577	$9,352	$10,300
2018	$8,941	$9,256	$10,056
2017	$8,994	$8,956	$9,712
2016	$6,705	$7,929	$9,307
2015	$6,968	$8,132	$8,903

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Average Summer Program Cost

$978

$785

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Kansas City, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	$223	$287	$1,115
2024	$232	$301	$1,094
2023	$232	$383	$1,136
2022	$232	$364	$1,075
2021	$198	$401	$1,028
2020	$198	$391	$1,130
2019	$198	$317	$1,199

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Average % on Financial Aid

32%

33%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Kansas City, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	32%	33%	34%
2024	32%	33%	33%
2023	32%	33%	33%
2022	29%	33%	32%
2021	29%	33%	32%
2020	27%	33%	31%
2019	26%	32%	30%
2018	28%	32%	29%
2017	28%	31%	29%
2016	28%	31%	28%
2015	29%	33%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$2,679

$6,152

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Kansas City, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	$2,679	$6,335	$6,227
2024	$2,676	$6,232	$6,113
2023	$2,676	$4,966	$5,785
2022	$2,676	$4,811	$5,514
2021	$2,676	$7,647	$5,269
2020	$2,509	$7,956	$5,141
2019	$2,509	$8,167	$5,007
2018	$2,125	$8,138	$4,752
2017	$2,500	$7,978	$4,582
2016	$2,500	$8,309	$4,396
2015	$2,500	$8,636	$4,230

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Average Endowment Size

$4 million

$27.06 million

Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

87%

85%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Kansas City, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	87%	84%	81%
2024	91%	89%	85%
2023	92%	89%	85%
2022	90%	88%	85%
2021	90%	87%	86%
2020	90%	87%	86%
2019	90%	87%	85%
2018	91%	88%	85%
2017	90%	88%	86%
2016	88%	90%	85%
2015	94%	90%	86%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

6 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private elementary schools in Kansas City, MO?

The private elementary schools in Kansas City, MO include St. Paul's Episcopal Day School, The Barstow School, and Barstow School.

How many private elementary schools are located in Kansas City?

52 private elementary schools are located in Kansas City.

How much do private elementary schools cost in Kansas City?

The average tuition cost is $13,075, which is higher than the Missouri private school average tuition cost of $12,298.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Kansas City?

Kansas City private elementary schools are approximately 31% minority students, which is higher than the Missouri private school average of 21%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Kansas City?

65% of private elementary schools in Kansas City are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private elementary schools in Kansas City are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Kansas City include: Universal Academy vs. Islamic School Of Greater Kansas City, St. Gabriel School vs. St. Andrew The Apostle Parish School, St. Elizabeth Catholic School vs. St. Peter's School

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