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The Blue Valley Unified School District (Kansas Unified School District 229) is one of the major school districts in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Located in east central and southeast Johnson County, Kansas, covering 91 square miles (240 km2) of Overland Park including parts of Leawood and Stilwell. Blue Valley has been consistently ranked as one of the best school districts in the United Statescitation?.
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Administration
The Blue Valley School District is currently[update] under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Tom Trigg, Deputy Superintendent Dr. Al Hanna, Deputy Superintendent Dr. Sue Dole, and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Mike Slagle.
School Board
The Blue Valley School Board is currently[update] under the leadership of President Steve Klika and Vice President Sue Matson. Other board members include: Dan French, Lori Hisle, Clint Robinson, Pam Robinson and Tony Thill.
Elementary schools
- Blue River Elementary School
- Cedar Hills Elementary School
- Cottonwood Point Elementary School
- Harmony Elementary School
- Heartland Elementary School
- Indian Valley Elementary School
- Lakewood Elementary School
- Leawood Elementary School
- Liberty View Elementary School
- Mission Trail Elementary School
- Morse Elementary School
- Oak Hill Elementary School
- Overland Trail Elementary School
- Prairie Star Elementary School
- Stanley Elementary School
- Stilwell Elementary School
- Sunrise Point Elementary School
- Sunset Ridge Elementary School
- Timber Creek Elementary School
- Valley Park Elementary School
Middle schools
- Overland Trail Middle School
- Oxford Middle School
- Pleasant Ridge Middle School
- Prairie Star Middle School
- Aubry Bend Middle School (first class 2011-2012)
High schools
Blue Valley High School- Blue Valley High School
- Blue Valley North High School
- Blue Valley Northwest High School
- Blue Valley Southwest High School
- Blue Valley West High School
Administrative Buildings
- Blue Valley Academy
- Blue Valley District Office (Main Office Building, formerly Stanley High School)
- Center For Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS)
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, the district has a total population of 84,268 with 29,691 households (or occupied housing units) and 23,155 families. 79.7% of the occupied housing units are occupied by the owner. The racial makeup of the district is 92.5% White, 2.0% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.8% Asian, less than 0.1% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.5% of some other race, and 1.1% of two or more races. 2.0% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 29,691 households out of which 18.1% are individuals living alone, 78.0% are families, and 3.9% are non-families with two or more people. 71.1% of households (or 91.1% of families) are married couples living together and 45.5% (or 58.4%) have their own children (that is persons under the age of 18) living with them. Out of the 6.9% of households that have a householder with no spouse present, 53.3% are women living with their own children. The average household size is 2.82, and the average family size is 3.26.
The 26,772 children residing in the district are 31.8% of the total population, and 6,659 (7.9%) are under the age of 5; 7,795 (9.3%) are from 5 to 9; 7,910 (9.4%) are from 10 to 14; and 4,408 (5.2%) are from 15 to 17. 48.9% of the children are female. For 98.4% of the children in the district the householder is the child's parent and 89.9% live in married-couple families, but 0.4% are not related to the householder.
See also
References
- National Center for Education Statistics. School district demographic data.
External links
- District
- State
- Maps
Categories:- Education in Johnson County, Kansas
- School districts in Kansas
- Education in Overland Park, Kansas
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