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Gillis Center School

Kansas City · MO · Private independent · K-12 combined

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How Gillis Center School compares for families

What families should know about Gillis Center School.

  • LocallyMO sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: 7933 Main St., Sherwood Center For The Exceptinoal Child, CENTER SR. HIGH and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 84 in 2018 to 65 in 2022 — over 4 years.
-22.6%
Why only 2 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -6.2%/year, projecting from 2022's 65 students:

2023
61
2025
54
2027
47

A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
7933 Main St.
Kansas City
Private 0.4 75 -3.8%
Sherwood Center For The Exceptinoal Child
Kansas City
Private 0.5 61 -20.8%
CENTER SR. HIGH
KANSAS CITY
Public 1.2 679 -6.6%
Whitefield Academy
Kansas City
Private 1.3 266 +20.4%
Rockhurst High School
Kansas City
Private 1.4 937 -7.8%
CENTER ACADEMY FOR SUCCESS
KANSAS CITY
Public 1.5
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER
KANSAS CITY
Public · charter 1.9 237 +0.9%
HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY
KANSAS CITY
Public · charter 2.5 318 -11.2%

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