The KC Public School Enrollment Dashboard brings together 2017-18 school enrollment data with student zip code and median family income in a visual format to bring more transparency to our public schools landscape
Just in time for the end of the school year – the KC Public School Enrollment Dashboard is now updated with provisional 2017-2018 enrollment data! You can still access the 2016-17 data by toggling between the two years using the blue date button in the top right-hand corner of the dashboard.
Launched in Fall 2017, the Enrollment Dashboard initially focused on grades 9-12 only. In early 2018 it grew to include all grades K-12 for public schools within KCPS boundaries, both district and charter. Over the past few months it’s been one of the top hits on Set the Schools Free.
The dashboard is an important contribution because it introduces a much-needed layer of transparency to our system of public schools and the students they serve: it shows the full universe of public school options within KCPS boundaries including where schools are located, the number of students they serve, and in which zip codes those students live -all sortable by school sector, school, and/or zip. It’s also an important visual reminder of the complexity of our public schools landscape.
For those of you who use the dashboard, I’d love to hear how you use it for your work and what functionalities might make it more useful to you going forward. Feel free to leave a comment or contact me directly. Thanks!
