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Center Alternative School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
8434 Paseo
Kansas City, MO 64131
Phone
(816) 349-3662
District
CENTER 58
County
JACKSON COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Center Alternative School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
41%
No Data
43%
No Data
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
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12
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) Unreported 18.4% 72.4%
Black Unreported 67.7% 16.0%
Hispanic Unreported 12.7% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander Unreported 1.0% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska Unreported 0.3% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 71.1% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 67.2% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 3.9% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 26,858 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,312.5 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.1% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.2% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.6% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.4% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 17.6% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,023 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 10.2% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.7% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 41.8% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.5% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.5% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.6% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.2% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.3% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.5% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 7.3% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,586 $19,406,000 26.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,039 $2,658,000 3.7%
Staff $580 $1,484,000 2.1%
General Administration $1,585 $4,055,000 5.6%
School Administration $950 $2,429,000 3.4%
Operation $1,429 $3,655,000 5.1%
Transportation $636 $1,627,000 2.3%
Other $495 $1,267,000 1.8%
Total Support $6,714 $17,175,000 23.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $13,901 $35,558,000 49.3%
Total Expenditures $28,201 $72,139,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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