Gillis Center School
8150 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, MO 64114From the 2023-24 federal survey, published July 2026
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-8
- Students (K-12)
- 63
- Students per teacher
- 5.7
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Kansas City center
- 10.4 miles
Can you use MOScholars here?
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- How the MOScholars list works
- Applying
- You apply through one of the state-approved Educational Assistance Organizations, not to the state directly.
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What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet
School facts
- Teachers
- 11
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special education
- Setting
- City
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 65 to 63, down 2 (3%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 7 (15)
- Smallest grade
- Kindergarten (2)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 174
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,130
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person and hybrid
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Missouri
- Same as the median of the 463 private schools we list
- School day, against Missouri
- 30 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (466 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 5.7 here; median 10.8 at 269 MO elementary schools
- Size in Jackson County
- Larger than 8 of 36 other schools we list
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Gillis Center School tuition, and what MOScholars pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $5,750 to $18,300 a year, published by 5 private schools nearby. School by school
MOScholars Tax-credit scholarship
- Award
- Up to $7,145 per student for 2026-27, more for some students
- How it varies
- The law sets each ceiling as a share of the state adequacy target, which the Missouri education department lists as $7,145 for 2026-27: up to 100% of it for most students, 125% for students eligible for free or reduced lunch, 160% for English learners and 175% for students with an IEP. Worked example (our arithmetic, not a figure the state publishes): 175% of $7,145 is about $12,503. These are ceilings: assistance organizations may award less, and the average award in 2025-26 was $6,831.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 7, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Academy | $17,400 to $18,300 | 2026-27 | 0.4 |
| St. Elizabeth Elementary School | $7,675 | 2026-27 | 0.9 |
| Rockhurst High School | $17,525 | 2026-27 | 1.4 |
| St. Peter's School | $8,295 | 2026-27 | 2.4 |
| The Daniel Academy | $5,750 to $6,225 | 2025-26 | 2.9 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Academy | 6-12 | 80 | <1 |
| St. Elizabeth Elementary School | PreK-8 | 391 | <1 |
| Whitefield Academy | PreK-12 | 227 | 1 |
| Rockhurst High School | 9-12 | 888 | 1 |
| Providence School of Arts | PreK-9 | 65 | 2 |
| St. Peter's School | PreK-8 | 359 | 2 |
| The Daniel Academy | PreK-12 | 245 | 3 |
| Notre Dame de Sion High School | PreK-12 | 539 | 3 |
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