Best high schools in the Kansas City metro area

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- School type: Public School
- Location: De Soto Unified School District, KS
- Enrollment: 1,355 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#25. Mill Valley High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Kansas City, MO
- Enrollment: 110 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#24. The Lutheran High School of Kansas City
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Overland Park, KS
- Enrollment: 917 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#23. Saint Thomas Aquinas High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Kansas City Public Schools, MO
- Enrollment: 897 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#22. Lincoln College Preparatory Academy
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Lee's Summit R-VII School District, MO
- Enrollment: 2,007 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#21. Lee's Summit North High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Shawnee Mission School District, KS
- Enrollment: 1,586 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#20. Shawnee Mission South High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Lee's Summit R-VII School District, MO
- Enrollment: 1,992 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#19. Lee's Summit West High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Kansas City, MO
- Enrollment: 255 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#18. Whitefield Academy
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Olathe Public Schools, KS
- Enrollment: 1,952 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#17. Olathe Northwest High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Lee's Summit R-VII School District, MO
- Enrollment: 1,920 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#16. Lee's Summit Senior High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Shawnee Mission School District, KS
- Enrollment: 1,626 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#15. Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Overland Park, KS
- Enrollment: 200 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#14. Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, KS
- Enrollment: 1,102 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#13. Sumner Academy of Arts & Science
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Olathe Public Schools, KS
- Enrollment: 2,230 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#12. Olathe North High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Blue Valley Unified School District (Overland Park), KS
- Enrollment: 1,014 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#11. Blue Valley Southwest High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Shawnee Mission School District, KS
- Enrollment: 1,697 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#10. Shawnee Mission East High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Kansas City, MO
- Enrollment: 570 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#9. St. Teresa's Academy
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Kansas City, MO
- Enrollment: 938 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#8. Rockhurst High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Blue Valley Unified School District (Overland Park), KS
- Enrollment: 1,344 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#7. Blue Valley Northwest High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Blue Valley Unified School District (Overland Park), KS
- Enrollment: 1,412 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#6. Blue Valley High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Kansas City, MO
- Enrollment: 312 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#5. Notre Dame de Sion High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Blue Valley Unified School District (Overland Park), KS
- Enrollment: 1,514 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#4. Blue Valley West High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Blue Valley Unified School District (Overland Park), KS
- Enrollment: 1,414 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#3. Blue Valley North High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Kansas City, MO
- Enrollment: 1,194 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#2. Pembroke Hill School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Kansas City, MO
- Enrollment: 750 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.

#1. The Barstow School
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