Best public high schools in Kansas

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A class of high schoolers as viewed from the rear.
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- Location: Eudora Unified School District, KS
- Enrollment: 535 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#30. Eudora High School
A student filling out a scantron form for a multiple choice test.
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- Location: Rock Creek Unified School District, KS
- Enrollment: 316 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#29. Rock Creek Junior/Senior High School
A student talking to a teacher in the hallway.
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- Location: Hesston Unified School District, KS
- Enrollment: 260 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#28. Hesston High School
A student standing next to their backpack as seen from the knee down.
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- Location: Silver Lake Unified School District, KS
- Enrollment: 336 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#27. Silver Lake Junior/Senior High School
Students walking down a hallway with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Clay Center Unified School District, KS
- Enrollment: 65 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#26. Wakefield High School
A high school student doing a chemical experiment.
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- Location: Valley Falls Unified School District, KS
- Enrollment: 117 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#25. Valley Falls High School
A high school student sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper.
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- Location: Kaw Valley Unified School District, KS
- Enrollment: 262 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#24. St. Marys Junior/Senior High School
A student raising their hand in class.
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- Location: Lawrence Unified School District, KS
- Enrollment: 1,832 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#23. Lawrence Free State High School
An empty school hallway lined with red lockers.
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- Location: Olathe Public Schools, KS
- Enrollment: 1,885 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#22. Olathe East High School
A student solving a math equation on a whiteboard.
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- Location: Maize Unified School District, KS
- Enrollment: 1,110 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#21. Maize South High School
A row of empty desks with notebooks and pencils on them.
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- Location: Auburn Washburn Unified School District, KS
- Enrollment: 1,868 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#20. Washburn Rural High School
A hallway lined with green lockers.
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- Location: Sterling Unified School District, KS
- Enrollment: 216 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#19. Sterling Junior/Senior High School
A side view of a person using a laptop in the school library.
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- Location: Olathe Public Schools, KS
- Enrollment: 1,944 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#18. Olathe South High School
An empty classroom as viewed from the back.
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- Location: Andover Public Schools, KS
- Enrollment: 1,004 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#17. Andover High School
A pencil case full of pens, pencils, and highlighters spilling on a table.
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- Location: Chapman Unified School District, KS
- Enrollment: 348 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#16. Chapman High School
A group of students walking down the hall with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: DeSoto Unified School District, KS
- Enrollment: 1,317 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#15. Mill Valley High School
An overhead view of high school pupils in group study sitting around circular tables.
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- Location: Andover Public Schools, KS
- Enrollment: 893 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#14. Andover Central High School
Students using microscopes in science class.
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- Location: DeSoto Unified School District, KS
- Enrollment: 976 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#13. De Soto High School
High school students studying and reading together in their school library.
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- Location: Shawnee Mission School District, KS
- Enrollment: 1,512 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#12. Shawnee Mission South High School
Students raising their hands for class participation.
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- Location: Manhattan-Ogden Unified School District #383, KS
- Enrollment: 1,876 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#11. Manhattan High School
A stack of textbooks with pens on top of them next to an open notebook.
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- Location: Shawnee Mission School District, KS
- Enrollment: 1,665 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#10. Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Two students sharing a book.
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- Location: Olathe Public Schools, KS
- Enrollment: 1,908 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#9. Olathe Northwest High School
A high school student doing classwork on their laptop.
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- Location: Blue Valley Unified School District (Overland Park), KS
- Enrollment: 1,071 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#8. Blue Valley Southwest High School
A teacher writing an equation on a blackboard using chalk.
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- Location: Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, KS
- Enrollment: 999 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#7. Sumner Academy of Arts & Science
Students' backpacks sitting on a hallway floor.
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- Location: Olathe Public Schools, KS
- Enrollment: 2,093 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#6. Olathe North High School
Bookshelves at a high school's library.
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- Location: Shawnee Mission School District, KS
- Enrollment: 1,676 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#5. Shawnee Mission East High School
A stack of spiral noteboooks in front of a wooden background.
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- Location: Blue Valley Unified School District (Overland Park), KS
- Enrollment: 1,569 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#4. Blue Valley Northwest High School
Two rows of red lockers.
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- Location: Blue Valley Unified School District (Overland Park), KS
- Enrollment: 1,654 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#3. Blue Valley West High School
Empty desks in a high school classroom.
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- Location: Blue Valley Unified School District (Overland Park), KS
- Enrollment: 1,487 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#2. Blue Valley High School
A closeup of a student taking notes in class.
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- Location: Blue Valley Unified School District (Overland Park), KS
- Enrollment: 1,531 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

#1. Blue Valley North High School
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