- Parkway Schools
- Our Students
Our Students
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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