Best Public Schools in Winchester, KS

Summary:

The city of Winchester, Kansas has only one high school, Jefferson County North High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Jefferson County North school district.

Jefferson County North High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 132nd out of 332 Kansas high schools in 2024-2025 (3 out of 5 stars) to 219th out of 318 in 2023-2024 (2 out of 5 stars). The school's four-year graduation rate for 2023-2024 was 89.5%, slightly below the state average, while its dropout rate of 1.3% is relatively low. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% for 2024-2025 is higher than the state average.

Academically, Jefferson County North High School has strengths in mathematics and science, with proficiency rates above the state averages. However, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are lower than the state averages. The school serves a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 38.52% in 2023-2024. Despite this, the school's spending per student of $14,638 is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 10:1 is lower than the state average.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)		KAP Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson County North High	Public	9-12	302 5th Street	Winchester	66097	Jefferson County	Jefferson County North	No	No	No	No	(913) 774-8515	117	14	8.3	31.6%	113 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	55.7	132^nd of 332 public high schools	60.2%		36.4	219^th of 318 public high schools	31.1%	87	36.1	36.1	41.7	41.7	$17,891	$386	$17,505

Cities Near Winchester

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oskaloosa	6.13 mi	2	249^th
Nortonville	8.07 mi	1	248^th
Mc Louth	8.25 mi	3	261^st
Valley Falls	10.28 mi	2	292^nd
Easton	12.09 mi	3	55^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.