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Best School Counties in Kansas 2026

Ranked by graduation rates, per-pupil spending, and educational attainment.

Top 10 — Schools in Kansas

Score reflects schools only — not overall county quality.

1Woodson County, KS
88.3
2Mitchell County, KS
88.1
3Smith County, KS
85.7
4Coffey County, KS
84.7
5Wabaunsee County, KS
84.2
6Norton County, KS
84
7Trego County, KS
83.5
8Nemaha County, KS
83.4
9Ottawa County, KS
83.3
10Kearny County, KS
82.9

All Kansas Counties — Schools Rankings

105 counties ranked by schools score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySchools ScoreOverall Score
1Woodson County, KS
88.3
60
2Mitchell County, KS
88.1
55.8
3Smith County, KS
85.7
64.5
4Coffey County, KS
84.7
60.4
5Wabaunsee County, KS
84.2
52.3
6Norton County, KS
84
64.2
7Trego County, KS
83.5
68.8
8Nemaha County, KS
83.4
72.1
9Ottawa County, KS
83.3
57.4
10Kearny County, KS
82.9
44.7
11Neosho County, KS
82.8
44.4
12Anderson County, KS
81.3
54.9
13Jackson County, KS
81.3
55.1
14Hamilton County, KS
80.5
51.5
15Pottawatomie County, KS
80
55.5
16Morris County, KS
78.6
51.3
17Gray County, KS
78.4
52.6
18Doniphan County, KS
78.2
59.6
19Scott County, KS
77.3
52.2
20Stevens County, KS
76.8
52.6
21Saline County, KS
76.7
38.4
22Atchison County, KS
74.3
48.6
23Greenwood County, KS
73.6
49.6
24Stanton County, KS
73.3
65.9
25Barton County, KS
73.2
42.2
26Rooks County, KS
72.8
53.9
27Ellis County, KS
72.5
43.3
28Lyon County, KS
72.2
39.6
29Labette County, KS
71.3
40.4
30Edwards County, KS
70.8
50.4
31Jefferson County, KS
70
52
32Comanche County, KS
69
58.2
33Washington County, KS
68.9
61.3
34Cloud County, KS
68.8
44.4
35Chase County, KS
68.2
59.7
36Sheridan County, KS
67.9
63.8
37Marshall County, KS
67.2
57.5
38Rawlins County, KS
66.2
58
39Clark County, KS
66
49
40Barber County, KS
65.8
50.1
41Bourbon County, KS
65.8
41.9
42Cheyenne County, KS
65.5
54.9
43Jewell County, KS
65.5
62.6
44Johnson County, KS
65.3
42
45Kingman County, KS
65.2
48.9
46Osage County, KS
65.2
49.7
47Lane County, KS
65
58.8
48Republic County, KS
65
56.6
49Phillips County, KS
64.8
58.8
50Rice County, KS
64.2
54.7
51McPherson County, KS
64
49.6
52Ness County, KS
63
60
53Logan County, KS
62.5
54.8
54Sumner County, KS
62.1
37.6
55Brown County, KS
61.8
50.4
56Wichita County, KS
61.7
58.1
57Linn County, KS
61.6
56.6
58Elk County, KS
61.3
49.7
59Franklin County, KS
61.2
40.2
60Cowley County, KS
61
37.4
61Clay County, KS
60.7
46.5
62Graham County, KS
59.8
56
63Hodgeman County, KS
59.8
57.3
64Cherokee County, KS
59.5
42.1
65Gove County, KS
59
57.3
66Harvey County, KS
58.7
40.2
67Pawnee County, KS
58.6
47.1
68Meade County, KS
57.4
53.1
69Chautauqua County, KS
57.1
53.5
70Leavenworth County, KS
55.2
39.9
71Ellsworth County, KS
54.9
52.5
72Reno County, KS
54.5
34.7
73Montgomery County, KS
54.3
33.5
74Stafford County, KS
53.8
56.4
75Crawford County, KS
53.5
35.5
76Haskell County, KS
53.1
50.3
77Ford County, KS
52.3
33.1
78Dickinson County, KS
51.8
47.7
79Lincoln County, KS
51.4
60.4
80Harper County, KS
51.3
46.7
81Rush County, KS
47.9
42.6
82Allen County, KS
46.1
40.8
83Shawnee County, KS
45.9
30.7
84Wilson County, KS
44.8
50.5
85Marion County, KS
44.3
48.9
86Osborne County, KS
44.3
56.6
87Russell County, KS
44
43.4
88Wallace County, KS
44
64.8
89Pratt County, KS
42.8
46.8
90Thomas County, KS
42.5
48.5
91Decatur County, KS
41.3
54.3
92Miami County, KS
41.3
44.4
93Grant County, KS
40.5
55.3
94Sherman County, KS
38.4
35.4
95Greeley County, KS
37.4
53.7
96Butler County, KS
36.8
35.8
97Seward County, KS
36.7
35.9
98Kiowa County, KS
36.3
59
99Geary County, KS
36
26.3
100Riley County, KS
35.5
34.7
101Sedgwick County, KS
34.9
29.9
102Finney County, KS
32.4
27.2
103Douglas County, KS
30.4
33.7
104Wyandotte County, KS
19.8
37.4
105Morton County, KS
17.2
42

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