Best High Schools in Kansas

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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 14, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 332)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
221	Junction City Senior High	Public	9-12	1100 Blue Jay Way	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4200	1,713	128	13.4	53.6%	784 (45.8%)	296 (17.3%)	350 (20.4%)	43 (2.5%)	9 (0.5%)	57 (3.3%)	174 (10.2%)	$13,173			$1,670			$11,503	37.5	34.1	227	6		200789001267
222	Atchison High School	Public	9-12	1500 W. Riley St	Atchison	66002	Atchison County	Atchison Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(913) 367-4162	419	34	12.1	57.8%	300 (71.6%)	43 (10.3%)	14 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.1%)	$13,878			$2,183			$11,696	37.5	32.7	235	13		200354000956
223	Minneola High	Public	9-12	111 Locust	Minneola	67865	Clark County	Minneola	No	No	No	No	(620) 885-4611	71	9	8	63.4%	53 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (14.1%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.9%)	$17,646			$2,499			$15,147	37.1	76	52	171		200960000083
223	Wakefield High	Public	9-12	502 Third	Wakefield	67487	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(785) 461-5437	80	8	10.1	50.0%	63 (78.8%)	1 (1.3%)	9 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)	$17,656			$909			$16,747	37.1	11.2	298	75		200489000829
225	Perry Lecompton High	Public	9-12	404 Lecompton Rd	Perry	66073	Jefferson County	Perry Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 597-5124	268	19	14	29.9%	226 (84.3%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (7.1%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	$13,980			$2,523			$11,456	35.6	55.9	124	101		201062000678
226	Sylvan-Lucas Unified Junior Senior	Public	7-12	504 West 4th	Sylvan Grove	67481	Lincoln County	Sylvan Grove	No	No	No	No	(785) 526-7175	144	14	10.4	45.1%	129 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	$14,562			$1,884			$12,678	35.2	45.3	180	46		201212001976
227	Gardner Edgerton High	Public	9-12	425 N. Waverly Road	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	No	(913) 856-2600	1,794	118	15.2	35.5%	1,299 (72.4%)	88 (4.9%)	223 (12.4%)	48 (2.7%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (7.3%)	$10,697			$511			$10,186	35.2	39.7	204	23		200642000122
228	Stafford Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	430 E Broadway	Stafford	67578	Stafford County	Stafford	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 234-5248	116	12	9.6	50.0%	96 (82.8%)	1 (0.9%)	13 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$21,172			$282			$20,891	35	40.4	202	26		201197000708
229	Great Bend High School	Public	9-12	2027 Morton	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1521	923	68	13.5	61.8%	552 (59.8%)	9 (1.0%)	329 (35.6%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.2%)	$16,277			$2,939			$13,338	34.7	28.5	251	22		200666001036
230	Douglass High	Public	9-12	910 E First	Douglass	67039	Butler County	Douglass Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(316) 747-3310	206	20	10.4	32.0%	155 (75.2%)	9 (4.4%)	23 (11.2%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.3%)	$15,345			$844			$14,500	34.6	71	67	163		200561000895

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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 14, 2025, 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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.