Blue Valley USD 229

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Blue Valley
Unified School District
Blue Valley School District logo.png
Education Beyond Expectations
Location
15020 Metcalf
Overland Park, Kansas 66283

United States
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District information
Type Public
Grades Pre-K-12
Established 1965 (1965)
Superintendent Tom Trigg
Asst. Superintendent(s) Sue Dole
Al Hanna
Mike Slagle
Accreditation(s) KSHSAA
Schools 34
Budget $155,590,528[1]
District ID 2012000[2]
Students and staff
Students 22,241[1]
Teachers 1,819[1]
Staff 1,334[1]
Other information
Board of Education BOE website
Website Official Website

The Blue Valley Unified School District (Kansas Unified School District 229) is one of the major school districts in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Located in east central and southeast Johnson County, Kansas, covering 91 square miles (240 km2) of Overland Park including parts of Leawood and Stilwell.

Administration

The Blue Valley School District is currently under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Tom Trigg, Deputy Superintendent Dr. Sue Dole, Deputy Superintendent Dr. Al Hanna, and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Mike Slagle, John Cena.[3]

School Board

The Blue Valley School Board is currently under the leadership of President Pam Robinson and Vice President Mike Sietz. Other board members include: Cindy Bowling, Sue Matson, Tom Mitchell, Stacy Obringer-Varhall, and Tony Thill.[4]

Elementary schools

Middle schools

High schools

Administrative Buildings

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, the district has a total population of 84,268 with 29,691 households (or occupied housing units) and 23,155 families. 79.7% of the occupied housing units are occupied by the owner. The racial makeup of the district is 92.5% White, 2.0% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.8% Asian, less than 0.1% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.5% of some other race, and 1.1% of two or more races. 2.0% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 29,691 households out of which 18.1% are individuals living alone, 78.0% are families, and 3.9% are non-families with two or more people. 71.1% of households (or 91.1% of families) are married couples living together and 45.5% (or 58.4%) have their own children (that is persons under the age of 18) living with them. Out of the 6.9% of households that have a householder with no spouse present, 53.3% are women living with their own children. The average household size is 2.82, and the average family size is 3.26.

The 26,772 children residing in the district are 31.8% of the total population, and 6,659 (7.9%) are under the age of 5; 7,795 (9.3%) are from 5 to 9; 7,910 (9.4%) are from 10 to 14; and 4,408 (5.2%) are from 15 to 17. 48.9% of the children are female. For 98.4% of the children in the district the householder is the child's parent and 89.9% live in married-couple families, but 0.4% are not related to the householder.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 General Info
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  3. Administration
  4. Board Members

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