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Best Public Schools in Bourbon County, KS

At a glance

Schools

2,063

Students

Districts

Top rankedWest Bourbon Elementary129^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Fort Scott Senior High up 112 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Uniontown High School 10 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)								KAP Mathematics (2025)								KAP Science (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 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eugene Ware Elementary	Public	3-5	900 E Third	Fort Scott	66701	Bourbon County	Fort Scott	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 223-3380	361	31	11.6	57.9%	299 (82.8%)	17 (4.7%)	22 (6.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.0%)	41.5	398^th of 656 public elementary schools	39.3%		45	375^th of 653 public elementary schools	42.6%	23	54.7	49.5	45.4					49.8	37.3	36.8	35.3					36.5	30.8		30.8	$12,491	$1,679	$10,812
Winfield Scott Elementary	Public	K-2	316 W Tenth St.	Fort Scott	66701	Bourbon County	Fort Scott	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 223-0450	311	30	10.2	70.4%	250 (80.4%)	9 (2.9%)	12 (3.9%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.3%)								(n/a)																				$11,393	$1,518	$9,874
Fort Scott Middle School	Public	6-8	1105 E 12th St	Fort Scott	66701	Bourbon County	Fort Scott	No	No	No	No	(620) 223-3262	372	36	10.3	58.3%	313 (84.1%)	12 (3.2%)	22 (5.9%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.6%)	60	123^rd of 363 public middle schools	66.1%		38.8	212^th of 362 public middle schools	41.4%	89				48.0	41.0	40.8		43.3				48.4	48.0	50.8		49.0		33.6	33.6	$13,795	$1,187	$12,608
Fort Scott Senior High	Public	9-12	1005 S Main	Fort Scott	66701	Bourbon County	Fort Scott	No	No	No	No	(620) 223-0600	578	41	13.9	47.2%	507 (87.7%)	16 (2.8%)	21 (3.6%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.2%)	49.6	160^th of 332 public high schools	51.8%		21.2	272^nd of 318 public high schools	14.5%	112							37.5	37.5							34.6	34.6				$12,112	$752	$11,360
Uniontown High School	Public	7-12	601 Fifth Street	Uniontown	66779	Bourbon County	Uniontown	No	No	No	No	(620) 224-2350	178	18	10.0	57.9%	162 (91.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	15.6	287^th of 332 public high schools	13.6%		27.4	255^th of 318 public high schools	19.8%	32					57.1	82.8	18.8	52.1					17.1	50.0	21.9	28.9		56.7	56.7	$21,372	$1,562	$19,810
West Bourbon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	602 Fifth Street	Uniontown	66779	Bourbon County	Uniontown	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 224-2350	263	18	14.2	66.5%	239 (90.9%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	76.1	129^th of 656 public elementary schools	80.3%		79.2	110^th of 653 public elementary schools	83.2%	19	58.6	50.0	70.0	52.9				58.3	51.7	50.0	70.0	58.8				58.3	80.0		80.0	$17,618	$2,964	$14,654

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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.