Best High Schools in Kansas

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)
201131000945	271	Russell High	Public	9-12	565 State Street	Russell	67665	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	No	(785) 483-5631	207	18	11.8	55.1%	177 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.7%)	$13,521			$757			$12,764	21.8	34.4	237	34
200618000149	272	Fort Scott Senior High	Public	9-12	1005 S Main	Fort Scott	66701	Bourbon County	Fort Scott	No	No	No	No	(620) 223-0600	581	43	13.3	47.2%	502 (86.4%)	24 (4.1%)	26 (4.5%)	6 (1.0%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.4%)	$9,783			$705			$9,078	21.2	24.5	271	1
200600002046	273	Erie High School	Public	9-12	1400 N. Main St	Erie	66733	Neosho County	Erie-Galesburg	No	No	No	No	(620) 244-1000	143	14	10.5	49.7%	132 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,773			$612			$13,161	21	35.2	231	42
200558001095	274	Dodge City High School	Public	9-12	2201 Ross Blvd.	Dodge City	67801	Ford County	Dodge City	No	No	No	No	(620) 471-2110	2,084	100	20.7	76.7%	296 (14.2%)	41 (2.0%)	1,688 (81.0%)	24 (1.2%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.4%)	$10,076			$1,133			$8,943	20.9	16.2	295	21
201041001057	275	Santa Fe Trail High	Public	9-12	15701 S California Ave	Carbondale	66414	Osage County	Santa Fe Trail	No	No	No	Yes	(800) 836-9525	308	22	13.8	44.2%	276 (89.6%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$10,922			$1,715			$9,207	20.7	23	276	1
200627001304	276	Fredonia Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	916 Robinson	Fredonia	66736	Wilson County	Fredonia	No	No	No	No	(620) 378-4172	293	21	14.1	53.6%	275 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	$10,668			$697			$9,972	20.6	35	232	44
200444001002	277	Canton-Galva Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	506 S. Kansas	Canton	67428	McPherson County	Canton-Galva	No	No	No	No	(620) 628-4401	137	11	12.1	34.3%	120 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$14,856			$446			$14,410	20.6	45.2	177	100
201188000484	278	St Francis High	Public	6-12	100 College Street	Saint Francis	67756	Cheyenne County	St Francis Community School	No	No	No	No	(785) 332-8153	149	17	8.9	57.0%	121 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (16.1%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$14,409			$204			$14,205	20.2	50.2	161	117
201209000801	279	Sublette High	Public	9-12	501 Ellis St	Sublette	67877	Haskell County	Sublette	No	No	No	No	(620) 675-2232	131	10	13.3	59.5%	83 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,642			$1,995			$14,646	19.6	51.9	150	129
201026000774	280	Osawatomie High	Public	9-12	1200 Trojan Dr	Osawatomie	66064	Miami County	Osawatomie	No	No	No	No	(913) 755-2191	281	27	10.3	61.9%	242 (86.1%)	5 (1.8%)	17 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	$14,558			$1,213			$13,346	18.7	22.3	278	2

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