Olathe USD 233, also known as Olathe Public Schools, is a public unified school district headquartered in Olathe, Kansas, United States. It is one of the major school districts in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area and is one of the larger school districts in the state of Kansas. There are about 30,000 students enrolled in the district, which as of 2018 operated 5 high schools, 10 middle schools, and 35 elementary schools (one planned to open in 2019), as well as additional educational and support facilities.

Portions of the city of Olathe make up 66% of the district's territory. Areas of Lenexa make up 19%, sections of Overland Park make up 8%, and portions of Shawnee make up less than 1%. Unincorporated areas make up about 6% of the territory.

The district was created in 1965 from the consolidation of the Countryside School District 103 (a large portion), Meadowlane School District 108, Mount Zion School District 105, Olathe School District 16, and Pleasant View School District 96. Wayne Fick became the first superintendent of the newly unified district. At the time of its creation, there were 3687 students attending a single high school, junior high school, and 5 elementary schools.

M.L. Winters was named superintendent in 1968, and served in that role for 23 years until 1991 - the longest tenure of any superintendent in Olathe history. During that time, district enrollment increased from 4433 to 15,357 students, and 22 new facilities were constructed or rebuilt. The district continued to grow at a rapid pace under the leadership of superintendents Ron Wimmer (1991–2005) and Patricia All (2005–2010, 2016–17), Marlin Berry (2010–2016), and John Allison (2017–2021). In 2010, the district recorded an official enrollment of 27,999, becoming the second largest school district in Kansas.

Beginning in 2009, the district launched a new K-5, 6–8, 9-12 grade configuration. Prior to this time, students in grades 10-12 were assigned to high schools, grades 7–9 to junior high schools, and grades K-6 in elementary schools. As part of this transition, all junior highs were rebranded as middle schools. The transition to this new configuration was completed in 2011. In August 2014, it was announced that construction would begin on Olathe's fifth high school, Olathe West High School and in 2018, the 36th elementary school was announced, named Canyon Creek Elementary School.

The iconic "Blue Backpack Kid" student resource website was first introduced in 2004, and remained largely unchanged until the 2012 redesign which features a gray and beige color scheme with a slideshow that features various students and events.

As of September 2016, there were 29,622 students enrolled in the school district, which is operated by 4,442 staff/faculty. The vast majority (83.2%) of students are drawn from Olathe, Kansas with the remainder of students living in the neighboring cities of Overland Park (10.1%), Lenexa (5.9%), Shawnee (0.1%), unincorporated areas of Johnson County, Kansas (0.3%), or outside the district (0.4%). The general population of the district boundaries is 158,000, with a median age of 33.2 years old.

The district has a high school graduation rate of 92.9%, with average class sizes as follows:

• Elementary Schools: 20.5
• Middle Schools: 22.0
• High Schools: 25.5

Racially/ethnically, the student body is predominantly (69.1%) White/Caucasian. The largest minority groups are Hispanic/Latino (15.0%), Black/African American (7.0%), and Asian (4.3%).

In 2021, Brent Yeager was appointed as district superintendent.

The Olathe Board of Education is composed of seven members.

High Schools

Name	Date Opened	Enrollment (As of 2020)
Olathe East High School	1992 (1992)	1948
Olathe North High School	1958 (1958)	2126
Olathe Northwest High School	2003 (2003)	1849
Olathe South High School	1981 (1981)	1928
Olathe West High School	2017	1634

Middle Schools

Name	Date Opened	Enrollment (As of 2020)
California Trail Middle School	1996 (1996)	662
Chisholm Trail Middle School	2000 (2000)	706
Frontier Trail Middle School	1989 (1989)	715
Indian Trail Middle School	1981 (1981)	665
Mission Trail Middle School	2010 (2010)	728
Oregon Trail Middle School	1976 (1976)	679
Pioneer Trail Middle School	1986 (1986)	674
Prairie Trail Middle School	2004 (2004)	671
Santa Fe Trail Middle School	1968 (1968)	691
Summit Trail Middle School	2018 (2018)	614

Elementary Schools

Name	Date Opened	Enrollment (As of 2020)
Arbor Creek Elementary School	2002 (2002)	375
Bentwood Elementary School	1996 (1996)	301
Black Bob Elementary School	1978 (1978)	282
Briarwood Elementary School	1988 (1988)	327
Brougham Elementary School	1985 (1985)	270
Canyon Creek Elementary School	2019 (2019)	334
Cedar Creek Elementary School	1997 (1997)	387
Central Elementary School	1952 (1952) (originally opened in 1882)	227
Clearwater Creek Elementary School	2004 (2004)	504
Countryside Elementary School	1988 (1988)	322
Fairview Elementary School	1964 (1964)	204
Forest View Elementary School	2009 (2009)	468
Green Springs Elementary School	1991 (1991)	262
Havencroft Elementary School	1972 (1972)	261
Heatherstone Elementary School	1995 (1995)	392
Heritage Elementary School	1988 (1988)	330
Indian Creek Elementary School	1985 (1985)	352
Madison Place Elementary School	2007 (2007)	377
Mahaffie Elementary School	1991 (1991)	376
Manchester Park Elementary School	2004 (2004)	547
Meadow Lane Elementary School	1953 (1953)	399
Millbrooke Elementary School	2014 (2014)	383
Northview Elementary School	1967 (1967)	246
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School	1991 (1991)	263
Prairie Center Elementary School	1980 (1980)	369
Ravenwood Elementary School	2005 (2005)	442
Regency Place Elementary School	1999 (1999)	376
Ridgeview Elementary School	1956 (1956)	182
Rolling Ridge Elementary School	1972 (1972)	386
Scarborough Elementary School	1977 (1977)	311
Sunnyside Elementary School	2000 (2000)	314
Tomahawk Elementary School	1980 (1980)	265
Walnut Grove Elementary School	1985 (1985)	347
Washington Elementary School	1975 (1975) (originally opened in 1889)	390
Westview Elementary School	1954 (1954)	167
Woodland Elementary School	2008 (2008)	306

Specialty Schools

Name	Role/Purpose	Date Opened
Harmony Early Childhood Center	Preschool	2006 (2006)
Heartland Early Childhood Center (originally Heartland Developmental Learning Center)	Preschool	1976 (1976)
Johnson County Juvenile Hall Educational Program	Juvenile Detention	—
Olathe Advanced Technical Center	Vocational school	—
Prairie Learning Center		2007

Other Facilities

Name	Role/Purpose	Date Opened
College Boulevard Activity Center	Student Athletics	2003 (2003)
District Education Center		1996 (1996)
Food Production Center		1990 (1990)
Instructional Resource Center		1989 (1989)
Lone Elm Service Center		2004 (2004)
North Lindenwood Support Center		1987 (1987)
Olathe District Activity Center	Student Athletics	1991 (1991)
Operations Service Center		1985 (1985)
Technology Support Center	I.T. Support	2014 (2014)
West Dennis Support Center		1983 (1983) (originally opened in 1966)

• Kansas State Department of Education
• Kansas State High School Activities Association
• List of high schools in Kansas
• List of unified school districts in Kansas

• Official website