Partner Districts for KU Student Teaching

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Column A Districts
DistrictTotal Number of Students:Teacher-Student Ratio:
Blue Valley21,841.016.2
De Soto7,150.415.5
Piper-Kansas City2,773.217.3
Spring Hill5,750.823.9
Basehor-Linwood2,982.916.3
Baldwin City1,339.512.3
Olathe27,564.515.7
Lansing2,584.018.6
Auburn-Washburn5,737.015.7
Shawnee Mission26,013.015.7
Lawrence10,296.317.1
Fort Leavenworth1,430.011.9
Eudora1,637.714.6
Gardner-Edgerton5,661.314.9
Shawnee Heights3,585.917.8
Seaman3,571.915.6
Tonganoxie1,931.415.0
Kansas City Catholic Diocese13,033 
   
Column B Districts
DistrictTotal Number of Students:Teacher-Student Ratio:
Ottawa2,073.213.8
Perry76014.3
Bonner Springs-Edwardsville2,429.814.9
Leavenworth3,198.716.5
Kansas City20,572.216.6
McLouth419.611.7
Turner-Kansas City3,768.816.6
Topeka12,249.416.8
Oskaloosa481.59.7
Santa Fe Trail947.013.9
Professional Development Schools (PDS)
DistrictSchool(s)
Kansas CityLowell Brune Elementary
Frank Rushton Elementary
John Fiske Elementary
John F. Kennedy Elementary
McKinley Elementary
Argentine Middle School
Wyandotte High School
Bonner SpringsClark Middle School
Bonner Springs High School
LawrenceHillcrest Elementary
Schwegler Elementary
Shawnee MissionMerriam Park Elementary
Shawanoe Elementary
Comanche Elementary
Crestview Elementary
Rosehill Elementary
Hocker Grove Middle
Shawnee Mission West High
TopekaJardine Elementary
State Street Elementary
De SotoLexington Trails Middle School

*Charts updated based on Kansas Department of Education 2024-2025 data and the K.S.A 72-5178 Accountability Report for 2023-2024

99% of our student teaching placements occur in one of our partner school districts listed above. However, students can also be placed in any Kansas school district or private school within a 50-mile radius of Lawrence.

If you have a special interest in a school district not listed here, please visit with Jill McKay (jillmckay@ku.edu).