Fast Facts about.......

  USD 233 -Olathe District Schools                             

•  Third largest District in Kansas with over 26, 300 students in 2008-09, and still growing
•  District includes parts of 4 cities: Olathe, Overland Park, Lenexa, and Shawnee  
•  Four comprehensive high schools (grades 10-12), 8 junior highs (grades 7-9), 33 elementary (EC-6)--Forest View Elem. opens Fall 2009, Mission Trail Jr. Hi. opens Fall 2010 !

•  Three special services student centers--Heartland Learning Center, Harmony Learning Center, and Prairie Learning Center,
•  5 centers for secondary level alternative education in lower student/teacher ratios
•  Growth of between 500-800 students annually for the past 25 years, including over 900 in Fall 2007
•  Consistently above state and national scores on standardized assessments
•  Nationally recognized for staff development, technology innovation, crisis management  planning
•  For more information, connect to our district web site:

           Olathe District Schools  www.olatheschools.com

    Olathe, Kansas

•  County seat and home to over 122,500 residents
•  Known as "City of Governors" for past Kansas leaders, and "City of Champions" for athletic & student activity success
•  Home to MidAmerica Nazarene University, Garmin International,
•  92.9% of the population has at least a high school diploma or higher, 39% Bachelors Degree or higher
•  Median age of residents is 30.8
•  First Kansas community to become designated a "City of Character"
•  11th most desirable place to live in Central US with pop. over 100,000, Money Magazine 2008
•  20 miles to downtown Kansas City via I-35, located just outside the I-435 metropolitan loop
•  For more information, connect to: 

           City of Olathe www.olatheks.org and

           Olathe Chamber of Commerce www.olathe.org

  Overland Park, Kansas

•  Largest city in Johnson County, home to over 170,000 residents and still expanding
•  Approx. 46.4% of residents over age 25 have 4-yr college degrees, 2nd highest in the nation
•  Average age of population is 36.4 years old
•  For more information, connect to: 

           City of Overland Park  www.opkansas.org and 

           O.P.Convention & Visitors Bureau, www.opcvb.org

  Lenexa, Kansas

•  Growing city in Johnson County, home to over 40,000 residents
•  Median age in 2000 was 35.1 years old
•  For more information, connect to:

            City of Lenexa, www.ci.lenexa.ks.us

  Shawnee, Kansas

•  Growing city in Johnson County, home to over 55,000 residents
•  Median age in 2000 was 34.8 yrs old
•  For more information, connect to: 

           City of Shawnee,  www.cityofshawnee.org

    Johnson County, Kansas

•  Home to approx. 500,000 residents, located only 20 miles from downtown Kanss City via Interstate 35
•  Ranks in top 2% of counties in the nation for per capita personal income
•  Ranked 3rd most desirable county in the nation to live by Forbes Magazine, 2008.
•  Johnson County accounted for 55% of all population growth in Kansas from 1992 to 2002, now attracting almost 10,000 new residents each year.
•  Low crime rates, abundant job opportunities, thriving retail centers, balanced tax base 
•  Nationally acclaimed schools and healthcare
•  World headquarters of U.S. Sprint/Nextel, Applebee's International
•  For more information, connect to:

            Johnson County Government Homepage, www.jocoks.com and

                Welcome to Johnson County,  www.johnson-county-kansas-living.com

      Kansas City Metropolitan Area

•  Spans Kansas - Missouri border, and generally includes 11 counties, 136 cities, approx.1.8 million people
•  Home to Hallmark Cards, Russell Stover Candies, Farmland Industries, Yellow Freight, H & R Block, The Nazarene Church, AMC Theaters, American Century Investments, Interstate Bakeries, The Reorganized Church of Latter-Day Saints, Worlds of Fun, Nelson-Atkins Museum, The Sprint Center & Power & Light Entertainment District, Truman Sports Complex and numerous organizations
•  Climate provides 4 distinct seasons
•  Near both the geographical and population centers of the 48 contiguous states, known as the "Heart of America"
•  Served by easy access from Interstates 70, 35, and 29, with I-435 encircling the metro area
•  For more information, connect to:

              Kansas City Convention & Visitors Bureau www.visitkc.com and

              Kansas City Star www.kansascity.com