Best High Schools in Kansas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the KAP test scores by the Kansas State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 318)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
201044000739	161	Oxford Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	515 N. Water	Oxford	67119	Sumner County	Oxford	No	No	No	No	(620) 455-2410	212	14	15.2	39.2%	167 (78.8%)	8 (3.8%)	22 (10.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	$9,069			$522			$8,547	49	50.2	160	1
200001200097	162	Linn High	Public	9-12	300 Parkview	Linn	66953	Washington County	Barnes	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 348-5531	60	7	8.3	38.3%	43 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,039			$178			$11,860	48.8	72.8	60	102
200582000733	163	Ellinwood High	Public	9-12	210 E 2nd	Ellinwood	67526	Barton County	Ellinwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 564-3136	154	11	13.5	41.6%	128 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	$13,512			$707			$12,806	48.7	71.3	67	96
200948001165	164	Marais Des Cygnes Valley High	Public	9-12	508 NE Main	Melvern	66510	Osage County	Marais Des Cygnes Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 549-3313	73	6	12.3	52.1%	68 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	$18,614			$175			$18,440	48.7	41.5	200	36
200822000890	165	La Crosse High	Public	9-12	400 Washington	La Crosse	67548	Rush County	LaCrosse	No	No	No	No	(785) 222-2528	101	9	11.7	46.5%	95 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$12,906			$413			$12,493	48.7	51.1	156	9
201233001039	166	Troy High and Middle School	Public	6-12	319 S Park	Troy	66087	Doniphan County	Troy Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 985-3533	165	13	12.7	22.4%	157 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$11,389			$1,789			$9,600	48.7	17.8	291	125
200843001157	167	Leavenworth Senior High	Public	9-12	2012 10th Ave	Leavenworth	66048	Leavenworth County	Leavenworth	No	No	No	No	(913) 684-1550	1,250	67	18.5	44.1%	714 (57.1%)	210 (16.8%)	146 (11.7%)	22 (1.8%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	146 (11.7%)	$9,480			$754			$8,726	48.4	49.9	165	2
200318001063	168	Abilene High School	Public	9-12	1300 N Cedar	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	No	(785) 263-1260	451	27	16.7	40.1%	382 (84.7%)	3 (0.7%)	49 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$10,213			$718			$9,496	47.9	61.9	108	60
200894002012	169	Centre	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2374 310th Street	Lost Springs	66859	Marion County	Centre	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 983-4321	198	24	8.3	44.4%	170 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$6,738			$424			$6,314	47.5	70.5	72	97
200001701219	170	Scott City High	Public	9-12	712 Main	Scott City	67871	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(620) 872-7620	291	24	12.2	49.1%	207 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (23.7%)	3 (1.0%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,616			$1,514			$12,102	47.2	39.3	212	42

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on KAP English Language Arts, KAP Mathematics, KAP Science test scores released by the Kansas State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 8, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Kansas State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Kansas State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.