Enrollment

Enrollment Sept. 20, 2020 – 29,244

Second largest district in Kansas

Class Size Average

• Elementary 20.5
• Middle School 22.0
• High School 25.5

Learning Results

• ACT composite average: 22.6
• 15 National Merit Semifinalists in 2020
• 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholar Recipient

Accreditation

All schools accredited by the state of Kansas

Graduation Rate

91.2 percent

Attendance Rate

98.4 percent

College Level Courses

• 15 21st Century Academies
• 18 Advanced Placement courses
• 40 College Now courses
• 5 College Board College Level Equivalency Program
• (CLEP) Assessments offered

Activities and Athletics

• 80 percent of students in grades 5-12 are involved in one or more activity or athletic opportunity
• Olathe’s rich activities and athletics programs create a well-rounded student population

Grants and Scholarships

$27.6 million in scholarships offered to 2020 graduates

Recognitions

• 17 Blue Ribbon School Awards
• “What Parents Want” Award by SchoolMatch
• Kansas Award for Excellence, Level III
• Among 100 Best Communities for Music Education
• Standard & Poor’s – “Narrowing the Achievement Gap”
• Standard & Poor’s – “Effective Use of Resources”

Number of Staff: 4,637

• 2,594 — Certified staff
• 2,043 — Classified support staff
• 15 years — Average experience of classroom teachers
• 7 — Kansas Teachers of the Year
• 16 — Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching

Number of Schools

• 36 Elementary schools (Grades K-5)
• 10 Middle schools (Grades 6-8)
• 5 High schools (Grades 9-12)
• Claire Learning Center
• Harmony and Heartland Early Childhood Centers for children with special needs
• Head Start program for preschool age children
• Mill Creek Campus
• Olathe Advanced Technical Center
• Prairie Learning Center for children with special needs
• West Dennis Learning Center

Programs

• Elementary weekly computer technology instruction
• Tiered math instruction at the middle level, including advanced classes
• Reading seminar at the middle level differentiated for all staff
• AVID for increasing college readiness — select middle schools and high schools
• 21st Century High School Academies in Aerospace & Engineering, Biotechnology, Culinary Arts, eCommunications, and more
• College level classes — Advanced Placement and College Now courses
• eAcademy online education
• Physical Fitness offerings at all levels
• Fine arts offerings at all levels — visual arts, general music, choral, orchestra, band, theatre

Strengths of the Olathe Public Schools

• Outstanding students and staff
• Community support
• Parental involvement
• The Olathe Public Schools Foundation
• Civic group support

2020-21 Ethnic/Racial Breakdown

• Caucasian — 67.19 percent
• Hispanic — 17.8 percent
• African American — 7.8 percent
• Multi-racial — 4.9 percent
• Asian — 4.5 percent
• Native American — .3 percent
• Pacific Island — .2 percent

• 1965-66 through 2019-20: The Olathe Public Schools had an enrollment of 29,244 as of Sept. 20, 2020, the state’s official count date. NOTE: Due to state request, in the 2010-11 school year the district started including Head Start students in its official enrollment totals.
• 55 Consecutive years of growth through 2019
• Current Enrollment: 29,244

For more information, call the Communications Division at 913-780-8245.

The Olathe School District is an equal opportunity educator and employer. (Read the non-discrimination statement).

Direct inquiries regarding compliance to the Assistant Superintendent/General Administration, 913-780-7000.