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)
200587000611	111	Ellsworth High	Public	7-12	211 W 11th	Ellsworth	67439	Ellsworth County	Ellsworth	No	No	No	No	(785) 472-4471	302	24	12.7	34.8%	272 (90.1%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$12,560			$600			$11,960	58.7	66.5	89	22
200771001128	112	Inman Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	404 S Main	Inman	67546	McPherson County	Inman	No	No	No	No	(620) 585-6441	199	16	12.8	21.1%	179 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$12,619			$2,937			$9,682	58.2	69.2	76	36
201002000060	113	Norton High	Public	9-12	513 W. Wilberforce Street	Norton	67654	Norton County	Norton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 877-3338	202	16	13	45.5%	184 (91.1%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$12,986			$509			$12,477	58.2	74.3	56	57
200669000014	114	Greeley County Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	400 W Lawrence	Tribune	67879	Greeley County	Greeley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 376-4265	123	13	9.6	48.8%	93 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$13,710			$930			$12,780	57.7	20.5	279	165
200966000238	115	Marmaton Valley High	Public	6-12	140 West Oak Street	Moran	66755	Allen County	Marmaton Valley	No	No	No	No	(620) 237-4251	135	15	9.3	54.8%	117 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.1%)	$12,039			$37			$12,001	57.2	24	272	157
200684001080	116	Halstead High	Public	9-12	521 West 6th Street	Halstead	67056	Harvey County	Halstead	No	No	No	No	(316) 835-2682	240	18	13	40.0%	194 (80.8%)	3 (1.3%)	27 (11.3%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$11,959			$330			$11,629	57.1	42	195	79
201050000779	117	Paola High	Public	9-12	401 N Angela	Paola	66071	Miami County	Paola	No	No	No	No	(913) 294-8010	558	37	15	28.9%	502 (90.0%)	5 (0.9%)	33 (5.9%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$11,721			$500			$11,222	57.1	46.6	173	56
200414001191	118	Bucklin High	Public	9-12	422 S Main	Bucklin	67834	Ford County	Bucklin	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 826-3241	71	9	7.7	33.8%	60 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	$15,526			$859			$14,667	57	27.5	257	139
201080001869	119	West Franklin High School	Public	9-12	511 East Franklin	Pomona	66076	Franklin County	West Franklin	No	No	No	No	(785) 566-3392	204	18	11.2	38.2%	188 (92.2%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	$18,712			$3,071			$15,641	56.4	58.9	121	2
200630001912	120	Frontenac Senior High School	Public	9-12	201 S. Crawford	Frontenac	66763	Crawford County	Frontenac Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 231-7550	267	17	15.5	34.1%	231 (86.5%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.6%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (4.1%)	$11,529			$597			$10,932	56.3	76.9	51	69

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.