Partner Districts for KU Student Teaching
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| District | Total Number of Students: |
|---|---|
| Blue Valley | 22,389 |
| De Soto | 7,264 |
| Piper-Kansas City | 2,831 |
| Spring Hill | 5,818 |
| Basehor-Linwood | 3,059 |
| Baldwin City | 1,384 |
| Olathe | 27,917 |
| Lansing | 2,618 |
| Auburn-Washburn | 5,850 |
| Shawnee Mission | 25,800 |
| Lawrence | 10,434 |
| Fort Leavenworth | 1,397 |
| Eudora | 1,681 |
| Gardner-Edgerton | 5,759 |
| Shawnee Heights | 3,628 |
| Seaman | 3,660 |
| Kansas City Catholic Diocese | 13,037 |
| District | Total Number of Students: |
|---|---|
| Ottawa | 2,142 |
| Perry | 781 |
| Bonner Springs-Edwardsville | 2,473 |
| Leavenworth | 3,271 |
| Kansas City | 21,514 |
| McLouth | 437 |
| Tonganoxie | 1,957 |
| Turner-Kansas City | 3,926 |
| Topeka | 12,670 |
| Oskaloosa | 492 |
| Santa Fe Trail | 976 |
| District | School(s) |
| Bonner Springs | Delaware Ridge Elementary Clark Middle School Bonner Springs High School |
| De Soto | Lexington Trails Middle School |
| Kansas City | Lowell Brune Elementary Frank Rushton Elementary John Fiske Elementary John F. Kennedy Elementary McKinley Elementary Argentine Middle School Wyandotte High School |
| Lawrence | Hillcrest Elementary Schwegler Elementary |
| Shawnee Mission | Merriam Park Elementary Shawanoe Elementary Comanche Elementary Crestview Elementary Rosehill Elementary Hocker Grove Middle Shawnee Mission West High |
| Topeka | Jardine Elementary State Street Elementary |
| Turner-Kansas |
*Charts updated based on Kansas Department of Education 2024-2025 data and the K.S.A 72-5178 Accountability Report for 2024-2025
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).