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)
201071000208	221	Pittsburg High	Public	9-12	1978 East 4th	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	No	(620) 235-3200	1,017	57	17.8	60.2%	649 (63.8%)	33 (3.2%)	197 (19.4%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.0%)	96 (9.4%)	$8,477			$406			$8,072	36.3	47.9	171	50
200396000165	222	Bennington Junior High/High School	Public	7-12	301 N. Putnam	Bennington	67422	Ottawa County	Twin Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 488-3321	205	16	13	45.4%	178 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.3%)	$11,141			$855			$10,286	36.3	59.7	118	104
200945001931	223	Medicine Lodge Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	400 W. Eldorado Ave	Medicine Lodge	67104	Barber County	Barber County North	No	No	No	No	(620) 886-5667	218	24	9	50.0%	197 (90.4%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$15,464			$2,746			$12,718	35.5	75.7	55	168
201005000413	224	Oakley Senior High	Public	9-12	118 West 7th	Oakley	67748	Logan County	Oakley	No	No	No	No	(785) 671-3241	128	14	9.2	43.8%	108 (84.4%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (11.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	$12,094			$842			$11,252	35.2	43.3	186	38
200426001161	225	Burlingame Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	417 North Dacotah	Burlingame	66413	Osage County	Burlingame Public School	No	No	No	No	(785) 654-3315	157	10	15.3	51.0%	144 (91.7%)	4 (2.5%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$12,569			$316			$12,253	35	44	180	45
200477001493	226	Chetopa High	Public	6-12	430 Elm Street	Chetopa	67336	Labette County	Chetopa-St. Paul	No	No	No	No	(620) 236-7244	67	9	7.6	82.1%	54 (80.6%)	1 (1.5%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.5%)	$12,046			$891			$11,154	34.8			(n/a)
200789001267	227	Junction City Senior High	Public	9-12	1100 Blue Jay Way	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4200	1,657	128	12.9	46.7%	730 (44.1%)	325 (19.6%)	332 (20.0%)	37 (2.2%)	8 (0.5%)	42 (2.5%)	183 (11.0%)	$12,322			$928			$11,395	34.1	37	225	2
200984000374	228	Mulvane High	Public	9-12	1900 N Rock Road	Mulvane	67110	Sedgwick County	Mulvane	No	No	No	No	(316) 777-1183	556	42	13.2	37.6%	470 (84.5%)	3 (0.5%)	37 (6.7%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	$9,650			$539			$9,111	33.7	38.3	218	10
201137000521	229	Salina High Central	Public	9-12	650 E Crawford	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-3500	944	69	13.7	57.4%	596 (63.1%)	43 (4.6%)	188 (19.9%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (11.0%)	$11,038			$845			$10,192	33.7	56.1	128	101
201164001578	230	Shawnee Mission West High	Public	9-12	8800 W 85th St	Overland Park	66212	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-7800	1,640	104	15.7	54.4%	756 (46.1%)	222 (13.5%)	495 (30.2%)	40 (2.4%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	119 (7.3%)	$10,426			$753			$9,673	33.3	47.3	172	58

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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.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.