Best High Schools in Kansas

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Kansas test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
200840001378	131	Lawrence High	Public	9-12	1901 Louisiana St	Lawrence	66046	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5050	1,499	77	19.4	43.4%	911 (60.8%)	96 (6.4%)	220 (14.7%)	38 (2.5%)	58 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	176 (11.7%)	$10,851			$731			$10,120	54.6	63.6	98	33
200775000696	132	Jayhawk-Linn High	Public	7-12	14675 Ks Hwy 52	Mound City	66056	Linn County	Jayhawk	No	No	No	No	(913) 795-2224	246	24	10	54.9%	221 (89.8%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$13,748			$453			$13,294	54.3	45.8	175	43
201254000663	133	Valley Falls High	Public	9-12	601 Elm Street	Valley Falls	66088	Jefferson County	Valley Falls	No	No	No	No	(785) 945-3229	128	9	13.6	35.2%	114 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	$12,064			$566			$11,498	54.3	40.2	207	74
200726001954	134	Hill City Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	1 Ringneck Drive	Hill City	67642	Graham County	Graham County	No	No	No	No	(785) 421-2117	177	14	12.8	42.9%	156 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	$12,075			$477			$11,598	54.3	42	196	62
200510000644	135	Concordia Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	436 W 10th	Concordia	66901	Cloud County	Concordia	No	No	No	No	(785) 243-2452	503	38	13.2	50.9%	456 (90.7%)	3 (0.6%)	32 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$13,974			$746			$13,228	54.2	54.3	138	3
201137000522	136	Salina High South	Public	9-12	730 E Magnolia Rd	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-3700	1,064	72	14.7	56.2%	575 (54.0%)	26 (2.4%)	331 (31.1%)	47 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (7.9%)	$10,862			$809			$10,052	53.9	59	120	16
200609000542	137	Eudora High School	Public	9-12	2203 Church	Eudora	66025	Douglas County	Eudora	No	No	No	No	(785) 542-4980	552	35	15.6	32.2%	482 (87.3%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.3%)	$10,754			$139			$10,615	53.9	67.1	82	55
201182000837	138	Spearville Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	305 E. Ave. B	Spearville	67876	Ford County	Spearville	No	No	No	No	(620) 385-2631	171	15	11.1	27.5%	142 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (14.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	$12,598			$358			$12,240	53.6	55.9	130	8
200381001508	139	Baxter Springs High	Public	7-12	100 N Military	Baxter Springs	66713	Cherokee County	Baxter Springs	No	No	No	No	(620) 856-3366	371	29	12.7	59.0%	282 (76.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.2%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.4%)	$12,654			$131			$12,523	53.5	61.2	112	27
200001600762	140	Marysville Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	1011 Walnut	Marysville	66508	Marshall County	Marysville	No	No	No	No	(785) 562-5386	368	33	11.1	44.8%	338 (91.8%)	6 (1.6%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$11,248			$998			$10,250	53.4	59.8	117	23

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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.

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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.