community profile
Education Guided by a long-standing commitment of education excellence being the most important factor for the economic development and the quality of life in the community, the Shawnee Chamber of Commerce has made it a priority to support investment in local public schools. As a result, Shawnee has two public school systems consistently ranked among the top in the nation.
Public Schools Shawnee Mission School District Unified School District 232 - DeSoto
www.smsd.org www.usd232.org
913.993.6200 913.583.8300
public school districts 2010-2011 academic year National Merit % Graduates % Graduates Attending District Enrollment Staff/Pupil Ratio Composite ACT Score Scholar Finalist Attending College Non-College (co-tech)
DeSoto
6,880 1:22.7
23.0
4
94%
3.6%
Shawnee Mission
27,872
23.9
27
88.1
4.3%
1:21.1
selected nearby institutions of higher learning
The region’s numerous colleges and universities afford Shawnee residents diverse opportunities for life-long learning. With nearly 40,000 new graduates annually from 70 schools in eastern Kansas and western Missouri, the region’s institutions of higher learning provide Shawnee employers a continuous supply of top-quality labor.
Institution Enrollment
2 or 4 yr.
Johnson County Community College
19,062
2
Kansas City Kansas Community College
6,480
2
Park University
12,845
4
Rockhurst University
3,086
4 + Graduate
University of Central Missouri
11,063
4
University of Kansas
30,102
4
University of Kansas Edwards Campus
2000
Graduate
University of Missouri-Kansas City
14,499
4
MidAmerica Nazarene University
1720
4 + Graduate
Baker University
935
4 + Graduate
Avila University
1,200
4 + Graduate
In addition to outstanding public schools, Shawnee has many strong, private schools offering education options.
Private Schools Good Shepherd School (K-8) Hope Lutheran Grade School (Pre-K-8) Maranatha Academy (K-12) Midland Adventist Academy (1-12) Sacred Heart Catholic School (K-8) St. Joseph Early Education Center (Pre-K-K) St. Joseph Elementary School (1-8) St. Thomas Aquinas High School (9-12)
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shawneechamber
2012 community profile
www.goodshepherdshawnee.org/school www.hopelutheran.org www.ma-kc.org www.midlandacademy.org http://school.shoj.org/ www.stjosephshawnee.org www.archkckcs.org/stjoe www.stasaints.net
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