Our Students

  • 17,137 students (2021 enrollment)

    • Graduate rate: 96.35% (Five-year) compared to 91.25% in Missouri.
    • More than 88% of Parkway graduates go to college or post-secondary institutions (compared to 63% of MO grads).
    • Parkway consistently ranks among the top 10 districts in Missouri on the state report card for districts more than 1,000 students.
    • More than 53% of the class of 2021 participated in AP or dual credit courses.
    • Our Student Body:
      • White 58.5%
      • Black or African-American 15.7%
      • Asian 13.9%
      • Hispanic 5.3%
      • Multi-racial 6.2%
      • Indian 0.3%
    • Eighty-nine (89) different languages are spoken by our students and families - the top five languages other than English are Spanish, Telugu, Arabic, Chinese and Hindi
    • Nearly 1,000 students speak English as a second language
    • Over 9% of our students receive gifted services or 1,600 students
    • Over 15% of students have an individualized education plan (IEP) or 2,600 students
    • More than 60% of high school students participate in at least one of 23 competitive sports. High schools offer an additional 70+ special interest clubs and activities