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Best Public Schools in Dickinson County, KS

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Schools

3,530

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedChapman High12^th of 332 Kansas high schools

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Biggest riser

Chapman Elementary up 103 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Herington High 10 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Hope Elementary and 1 more

SchoolDigger ratings

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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
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary	Public	4-5	1101 North Vine	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 263-1643	218	14	15.9	54.1%	195 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	35.1	452^nd of 656 public elementary schools	31.1%		34.7	451^st of 653 public elementary schools	30.9%	1		38.7	42.3					40.8		36.0	28.6					31.7	42.9		42.9	$12,248	$1,583	$10,665
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	1501 N Kuney	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 263-1088	276	16	16.7	48.6%	221 (80.1%)	2 (0.7%)	40 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)								(n/a)																				$18,013	$1,720	$16,293
McKinley Elementary	Public	2-3	112 N Rogers	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 263-2311	196	15	13.1	47.4%	171 (87.2%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)								(n/a)	52.9							52.9	34.3							34.3				$13,849	$1,629	$12,219
Abilene Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Northwest 14th	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	No	(785) 263-1471	319	26	12.4	56.4%	269 (84.3%)	3 (0.9%)	29 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	57.7	132^nd of 363 public middle schools	63.6%		53.6	130^th of 362 public middle schools	64.1%	2				54.2	48.1	51.5		51.3				34.3	29.0	43.0		35.2		40.0	40.0	$12,852	$991	$11,860
Abilene High School	Public	9-12	1300 N Cedar	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	No	(785) 263-1260	443	41	10.7	43.3%	384 (86.7%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	68.4	86^th of 332 public high schools	74.1%		47.9	168^th of 318 public high schools	47.2%	82							52.6	52.6							35.0	35.0				$14,249	$1,228	$13,020
Abilene Virtual School	Public, Virtual	7-12	1101 N. Mulberry	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	Yes	No	(785) 263-1922	24			16.7%	19 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$5,228	$00	$5,228
Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1539 Hwy 18	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Chapman	No	No	No	No	(785) 598-2226	71	7	10.2	29.6%	62 (87.3%)	3 (4.2%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)	78.3	120^th of 656 public elementary schools	81.7%		62.3	219^th of 653 public elementary schools	66.5%	99	66.7	81.8	57.1					67.5	57.1	81.8	61.5					65.8	42.9		42.9	$17,007	$603	$16,404
Chapman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Irish Drive	Chapman	67431	Dickinson County	Chapman	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 922-7171	282	21	13.7	35.5%	248 (87.9%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	53.1	309^th of 656 public elementary schools	52.9%		40.4	412^th of 653 public elementary schools	36.9%	103	76.3	52.5	37.2					54.5	57.9	20.0	46.5					41.3	41.9		41.9	$13,248	$733	$12,515
Chapman Middle School	Public	6-8	622 N Marshall	Chapman	67431	Dickinson County	Chapman	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 922-6555	250	16	15.5	38.8%	223 (89.2%)	3 (1.2%)	16 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	65.3	99^th of 363 public middle schools	72.7%		58.1	115^th of 362 public middle schools	68.2%	16				50.6	48.8	46.6		48.6				48.1	40.0	44.3		44.2		44.8	44.8	$12,718	$985	$11,732
Chapman High	Public	9-12	400 W 4th	Chapman	67431	Dickinson County	Chapman	No	No	No	No	(785) 922-6561	383	28	13.7	36.3%	332 (86.7%)	4 (1.0%)	39 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	96.4	12^th of 332 public high schools	96.4%		91.5	13^th of 318 public high schools	95.9%	1							61.7	61.7							66.7	66.7				$12,414	$569	$11,846
Enterprise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 S High	Enterprise	67441	Dickinson County	Chapman	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 263-8248	86	9	9.6	74.4%	69 (80.2%)	3 (3.5%)	12 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	26.6	503^rd of 656 public elementary schools	23.3%		28.3	493^rd of 653 public elementary schools	24.5%	10	37.5	50.0	33.3					39.0	25.0	40.0	20.0					26.8	25.0		25.0	$13,561	$1,539	$12,022
Rural Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 1400 Avenue	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Chapman	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 479-2213	62	6	10.8	32.3%	55 (88.7%)	3 (4.8%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)								(n/a)	50.0							50.0	60.0							45.8				$17,936	$587	$17,349
Herington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1403 North D Street	Herington	67449	Dickinson County	Herington	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 258-3234	186	16	11.5	74.2%	136 (73.1%)	1 (0.5%)	28 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.3%)	55.8	289^th of 656 public elementary schools	55.9%		62.4	218^th of 653 public elementary schools	66.6%	71	50.0	48.3	42.1					47.3	46.1	51.7	42.1					47.3	63.2		63.2	$17,921	$2,747	$15,174
Herington Middle School	Public	6-8	1317 N D Street	Herington	67449	Dickinson County	Herington	No	No	No	No	(785) 258-2448	87	7	12.9	69.0%	68 (78.2%)	4 (4.6%)	7 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.9%)	25.2	294^th of 363 public middle schools	19.0%		32.1	257^th of 362 public middle schools	29.0%	37				33.3	20.0	30.0		27.0				32.0	28.6	23.3		27.8		30.0	30.0	$16,050	$2,280	$13,769
Herington High	Public	9-12	1401 North D	Herington	67449	Dickinson County	Herington	No	No	No	No	(785) 258-2261	141	14	10.0	66.0%	116 (82.3%)	1 (0.7%)	13 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	30.7	241^st of 332 public high schools	27.4%		61.1	104^th of 318 public high schools	67.3%	137							23.1	23.1							33.3	33.3				$19,066	$1,167	$17,899
Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Poplar St	Hope	67451	Dickinson County	Rural Vista	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 366-7221	74	9	7.9	54.1%	62 (83.8%)	1 (1.4%)	7 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	55.2	291^st of 656 public elementary schools	55.6%					(n/a)			45.5					53.7			54.5					51.2	45.5		46.7	$17,212	$1,416	$15,796
Hope High	Public	9-12	200 Poplar St	Hope	67451	Dickinson County	Rural Vista	No	No	No	No	(785) 366-7221	33	6	5.3	42.4%	29 (87.9%)	1 (3.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)	42.3	192^nd of 332 public high schools	42.2%					(n/a)							33.3	33.3							33.3	33.3				$17,313	$1,424	$15,888
Solomon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	411 N. Pine	Solomon	67480	Dickinson County	Solomon	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 655-2521	283	27	10.6	61.8%	251 (88.7%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	32.8	470^th of 656 public elementary schools	28.4%		33.4	460^th of 653 public elementary schools	29.6%	10	48.0	32.0	40.0	40.0	36.4	42.4		39.8	52.0	24.0	20.0	43.3	36.4	39.4		35.8	20.0	21.2	20.6	$17,248	$393	$16,854
Solomon High	Public	9-12	409 N. Pine	Solomon	67480	Dickinson County	Solomon	No	No	No	No	(785) 655-2551	116	11	10.2	47.4%	104 (89.7%)	2 (1.7%)	6 (5.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	51.5	151^st of 332 public high schools	54.5%		28.5	252^nd of 318 public high schools	20.8%	101							35.5	35.5							38.7	38.7				$20,138	$290	$19,848

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