Summary:
Perry, Kansas, has one high school, Perry Lecompton High, serving grades 9–12 with 268 students, so there is no other local high school for comparison. Its graduation rate is above the state rate, but its most notable concern is chronic absenteeism: 28% of students are chronically absent, compared with 18% statewide, a 10-percentage-point difference.
Because it is the only school in the area, Perry Lecompton High cannot be identified as a local leader or laggard; its results can instead be compared with Kansas overall. In 2025–26, all-grade mathematics was its closest result to the state average, at 39% versus 41% (2 points lower). All-grade ELA was 39% versus 46% (7 points lower), and science was 32% versus 38% (6 points lower). Some grade-level results were stronger: grade 10 mathematics was 39%, 3 points above the state, and grade 11 science was 32%, 2 points above. Graduation was 92%, compared with 90% statewide, while the dropout rate was slightly lower than the state rate (1.1% versus 1.2%).
All-grade ELA and mathematics proficiency improved from the prior year, and both gaps with the state narrowed. ELA rose from 30% to 39%, narrowing its gap from 15 points below Kansas to 7 points below; mathematics rose from 32% to 39%, narrowing its gap from 7 points below to 2 points below. SchoolDigger’s ranking history also shows a rebound after a decline: the school moved from the 61st percentile in 2023–24 to the 32nd in 2024–25, then to the 56th in 2025–26—still 5 percentile points below its earlier standing. The school has a 14:1 student–teacher ratio and a 30% free/reduced-lunch rate. SchoolDigger lists Perry Public Schools at the 58th percentile with 3 stars.
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