title: Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools
text: # Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools
  
  Kansas City USD 500, also known as Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, is a public unified school district headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. As of 2021, it has approximately 23,690 students enrolled in the district in grades PreK & K-12. The district currently operates 5 high schools, 7 middle schools, and 29 elementary schools and 4 alternative schools. The district has a number of additional educational and support facilities.
  
  ## Board of education
  
  The board of education has 7 members. Also, it controls the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library.
  
  ## Schools
  
  | Schools | # |
  | - | - |
  | High Schools | 5 |
  | Middle Schools | 7 |
  | Elementary | 29 |
  
  High schools:
  
  * J. C. Harmon High School
  * F. L. Schlagle High School
  * Washington High School
  * Wyandotte High School
  
  Grades 8-12:
  
  * Sumner Academy of Arts & Science
  
  Middle Schools
  
  * Argentine
  * Arrowhead
  * Carl B. Bruce
  * Central
  * Eisenhower
  * Rosedale
  * Gloria Willis
  
  Elementary Schools
  
  * Banneker
  * Bertram Caruthers (Previously Hawthorne)
  * Lowell Brune
  * Central
  * Douglass
  * T. A. Edison
  * Emerson
  * John Fiske
  * Grant
  * Hazel Grove
  * Claude Huyck
  * John F. Kennedy
  * Lindbergh
  * McKinley
  * New Chelsea
  * New Stanley
  * Noble Prentis
  * M. E. Pearson
  * Quindaro
  * Frank Rushton
  * Silver City
  * Stony Point North
  * Stony Point South
  * Mark Twain
  * Eugene Ware
  * Welborn
  * West Park
  * Whittier
  * Frances Willard
  
  Preschools
  
  * KCK Early Childhood Center
  * Earl Watson, Jr. Early Childhood Center
  * Morse Early Childhood Center
  * North Central Office Early Childhood Center
  
  Alternative
  
  * Bridges Wyandotte Academy
  * Fairfax Learning Center
  * Juvenile Services Center
  * KVC Academy
  