Our Vision
The Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) envisions its schools as places where every student will develop deep understanding of the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue higher education, obtain family-supporting employment, contribute to the civic well-being of the community, and have the opportunity for a rewarding and fulfilling life.
Our Mission
The mission of the Kansas City Public Schools is to achieve, in a way that is unencumbered by excuses, our vision for education by ensuring that all children benefit from teaching and learning. The school district will do this through:
- Inquiry-based instruction that involves active-learning, and is project-oriented, collaborative, and facilitated by meaningful professional development
- Successful instructional settings where teachers continually coach each child to develop deep understanding and educational proficiency, while meeting all Adequate Yearly Progress goals
- Cooperative planning among principals and teachers to ensure attainment of district goals
- Substantial autonomy to each learning community
- Accountability for executing and achieving the school district's vision, goals, and objectives articulated in the Accountability Plan.
History
The Kansas City Public Schools was organized in 1867 and originally served 2,150 children. Today, the school system educates nearly 16,700 children and employs nearly 2,300 teachers and administrators. The urban school system offers a rich multi-ethnic, multi-cultural mix of students throughout the city.
Demographics
(2012 Statistics)
African-American - 61.1 percent
Hispanic - 26.3 percent
Asian/Pacific Islander - 3 percent
American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.2 percent
White -9.3 percent
Free/reduced lunch - 87.7 percent (Missouri - 49.5 percent)
Facilities
25 elementary schools
8 high schools
Manual Career Technical Center
DESE Report Card
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) publishes a report card on each school district and individual school in Missouri. These report cards include statistics for graduation rates, attendance, Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) testing, ACT scores, college and career placement, disciplinary action, and other vital information. The report card for the Kansas City Public Schools can be found
here; the report card for the individual schools in the district can be found using
this database (enter Kansas City 33 as the district name).
Property Tax Information
The tax rate will not increase from last year. It will remain at $4.95.
The tax rates shall be set to produce substantially the same revenue which the budget submitted for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012 shows to be required from the property tax. Each tax rate is determined by dividing the amount of revenue required by the current assessed valuation. The result is divided by 100 so the tax rate will be expressed in cents per $100 assessed valuation.
Assessed Vaulation (by categories):
| | |
| | FY 2011-2012
| FY 2012-2013
|
Real Property
| $2,089,006,959 | $2,088,651,695 |
Personal Property
| 658,069,420 | 601,206,226 |
| Total | $2,747,076,379 | $2,689,857,921 |
Tax rates:
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Operating Fund:
| Amount of property tax revenues budgeted (1) | Property tax rate per $100 (2) |
Incidental
| $114,565,264 | $4.84 |
Capital Projects
| 2,603,756 | 0.11 |
Total School Levy
| $117,169,020 | $4.95 |
| | | |
New revenue
| $(2,832,314)
|
New revenue from new construction and improvements
| $496,507
|
New revenue from reassessment
| $(3,328,821) |
Percentage of new revenue from reassessment
| -2% |
(1) Each figure in this column has been reduced prior to inclusion in the school district's 2012-2013 school year budget to reflect the estimated amount of revenue which will be received from these property taxes
(2) The proposed tax rate will not increase from FY 2011-2012. It will remain at $4.95.
