Top Rankings
Shawnee Heights School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 1,242 students in Shawnee Heights School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Kansas.
Public High School in Shawnee Heights School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Kansas public high school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 26% statewide average).
Public High School in Shawnee Heights School District have a Graduation Rate of 92%, which is more than the Kansas average of 88%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Shawnee Heights High School, with 92% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Kansas or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 37% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is equal to the Kansas public high school average of 37% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
6 Schools
403 Schools
# Students
3,658 Students
163,604 Students
# Teachers
246 Teachers
10,703 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Shawnee Heights School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#149 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
31%
Graduation Rate
92%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.55
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
3%
% Hispanic
19%
21%
% Black
5%
6%
% White
65%
63%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
10%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,459 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,266 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$49 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$45 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,459
$16,276
Spending / Student
$12,266
$17,192
Best Shawnee Heights School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Shawnee Heights High School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
4201 Se Shawnee Heights Rd
Tecumseh, KS 66542
(785) 379-5880
Tecumseh, KS 66542
(785) 379-5880
Grades: 9-12
| 1,242 students
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