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)
200666001036	251	Great Bend High School	Public	9-12	2027 Morton	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1521	954	65	14.5	64.5%	594 (62.3%)	9 (0.9%)	318 (33.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.5%)	$12,526			$717			$11,809	28.5	28.7	250	1
201176000884	252	Solomon High	Public	9-12	409 N. Pine	Solomon	67480	Dickinson County	Solomon	No	No	No	No	(785) 655-2551	113	9	12.4	52.2%	104 (92.0%)	2 (1.8%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$16,019			$446			$15,573	28.5	30.8	247	5
200732001047	253	Hoisington High	Public	9-12	218 East 7th St.	Hoisington	67544	Barton County	Hoisington	No	No	No	No	(620) 653-2141	215	17	12.8	51.6%	183 (85.1%)	6 (2.8%)	21 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$12,819			$4,086			$8,733	28	34.1	239	14
200405000031	254	Bonner Springs High	Public	9-12	100 McDanield	Bonner Springs	66012	Wyandotte County	Bonner Springs	No	No	No	No	(913) 422-5121	802	63	12.8	48.6%	427 (53.2%)	102 (12.7%)	196 (24.4%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (8.0%)	$10,860			$2,216			$8,644	27.9	23	275	21
201245000150	255	Uniontown High School	Public	7-12	601 Fifth Street	Uniontown	66779	Bourbon County	Uniontown	No	No	No	No	(620) 224-2350	189	16	11.6	63.5%	169 (89.4%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	$13,595			$487			$13,108	27.4	19.3	284	29
200000600976	256	Hiawatha Senior High	Public	9-12	600 Red Hawk Drive	Hiawatha	66434	Brown County	Hiawatha	No	No	No	No	(785) 742-3312	261	19	14	51.7%	197 (75.5%)	2 (0.8%)	28 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.0%)	$13,135			$438			$12,697	27.1	43.5	183	73
200762000544	257	Hutchinson High School	Public	7-12	810 East 13th	Hutchinson	67501	Reno County	Hutchinson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 615-4100	1,283	106	12.1	66.9%	829 (64.6%)	51 (4.0%)	298 (23.2%)	6 (0.5%)	12 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (6.8%)	$10,257			$993			$9,263	26.6	38.2	221	36
200828000073	258	Lakin High	Public	9-12	407 N Campbell	Lakin	67860	Kearny County	Lakin	No	No	No	No	(620) 355-6411	198	14	13.8	59.6%	97 (49.0%)	3 (1.5%)	92 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$9,952			$301			$9,651	25.6	28.7	251	7
201284001769	259	Wellington High School	Public	9-12	1700 East 16th Street	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	No	No	(620) 326-4310	471	39	12.1	51.6%	351 (74.5%)	13 (2.8%)	69 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)	$11,014			$682			$10,331	24.2	44.1	179	80
201242000069	260	Ulysses High	Public	9-12	501 N McCall	Ulysses	67880	Grant County	Ulysses	No	No	No	No	(620) 356-1380	445	30	14.9	69.0%	103 (23.1%)	5 (1.1%)	322 (72.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$11,270			$1,182			$10,087	23.9	6.9	315	55

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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

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.