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)
201200001644	11	Blue Valley North High	Public	9-12	12200 Lamar Ave.	Overland Park	66209	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-3000	1,402	88	15.9	14.0%	893 (63.7%)	87 (6.2%)	131 (9.3%)	199 (14.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (6.2%)	$10,284			$230			$10,054	92.7	95.1	7	4
201161000169	12	Wallace County High	Public	9-12	521 N. Main	Sharon Springs	67758	Wallace County	Wallace County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 852-4240	59	7	8.3	33.9%	44 (74.6%)	2 (3.4%)	9 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)	$12,996			$183			$12,813	92.6	78.1	47	35
200462001249	13	Chapman High	Public	9-12	400 W 4th	Chapman	67431	Dickinson County	Chapman	No	No	No	No	(785) 922-6561	364	27	13.5	38.5%	317 (87.1%)	3 (0.8%)	34 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$12,010			$602			$11,408	91.5	94.6	9	4
200768001273	14	Ingalls High School/Junior High	Public	6-12	100 Bulldog Drive	Ingalls	67853	Gray County	Ingalls	No	No	No	No	(620) 335-5135	120	10	11.7	36.7%	93 (77.5%)	3 (2.5%)	22 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$13,945			$740			$13,205	91.3	70.4	73	59
200513000735	15	Conway Springs High School	Public	9-12	607 W. St. Louis	Conway Springs	67031	Sumner County	Conway Springs	No	No	No	No	(620) 456-2963	140	16	8.7	28.6%	127 (90.7%)	2 (1.4%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$13,095			$372			$12,723	91.3	65.5	91	76
200897000983	16	Louisburg High	Public	9-12	202 Aquatic Drive	Louisburg	66053	Miami County	Louisburg	No	No	No	No	(913) 837-1720	540	38	14	18.5%	470 (87.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (6.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.3%)	$9,711			$330			$9,381	91.2	89.8	14	2
200738000657	17	Holton High	Public	9-12	901 New York	Holton	66436	Jackson County	Holton	No	No	No	No	(785) 364-2181	324	27	11.8	34.9%	264 (81.5%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.4%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.0%)	$15,517			$468			$15,049	91.2	88	17
200378001186	18	Basehor-Linwood High School	Public	9-12	2108 North 155 Street	Basehor	66007	Leavenworth County	Basehor-Linwood	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 724-2266	915	56	16.2	16.6%	756 (82.6%)	12 (1.3%)	97 (10.6%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.8%)	$8,326			$283			$8,043	90.7	84.2	27	9
201281000174	18	Lebo High	Public	6-12	12 W 4th St	Lebo	66856	Coffey County	Lebo-Waverly	No	No	No	No	(620) 256-6341	103	11	9	34.0%	93 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$10,139			$1,234			$8,905	90.7	93.4	10	8
200549001723	20	Mill Valley High School	Public	9-12	5900 Monticello Road	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 422-4351	1,383	83	16.7	8.8%	1,106 (80.0%)	65 (4.7%)	106 (7.7%)	48 (3.5%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (3.8%)	$8,417			$279			$8,139	89.5	83.9	28	8

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.