Educational Excellence

Eight of ten districts honored by the State of Missouri for “Distinction in Performance” are in the Clay County area. Clay County is also home to William Jewell College, Princeton Review’s 2005 No. 1 Best Bargain among all private colleges and universities in the United States.

A good place to start is with the Northland Schools Alliance. The NSA provides detailed information on area schools: www.northlandschools.com.

Individual district links:

Public Schools
Excelsior Springs School District
North Kansas City School District
Kearney School District
Liberty School District
Smithville School District

Private Schools
St. Pius X High School
St. Patrick School
St. Charles Borromeo School
St. James School
St. Therese School
St. Gabriel School (Web site under construction) E-mail: stgabrielschool@hotmail.com
Eagle Heights Christian School

Colleges
Maple Woods Community College
William Jewell College
Sanford Brown College