Kansas · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Kansas

The 50 public schools in Kansas with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a staffing-intensity measure computed from NCES staffing data (not a direct class-size figure).

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The ranking in one line

Pawnee Heights runs Kansas's smallest classes at 6.4:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 13.8:1.

6.4:1
smallest classes (Pawnee Heights): 50
listed schools below the state average: 13.8:1
Kansas average: 15.7:1
national average

#	School	Enrollment	Level	District	Vs State Avg	Student:Teacher
1	Pawnee HeightsRozel	109	Other	Pawnee Heights	-54%	6.4:1
2	Hope Street Charter AcademyTopeka	103	High	Topeka Public Schools	-54%	6.4:1
3	Gc Achieve at J.D. Adams HallGarden City	111	Other	Garden City	-53%	6.5:1
4	Satanta Jr-Sr HighSatanta	114	Other	Satanta	-49%	7.1:1
5	Northern HeightsAllen	102	High	North Lyon County	-47%	7.3:1
6	Edgerton ElemEdgerton	133	Other	Gardner Edgerton	-46%	7.4:1
7	Kinsley Jr/Sr High SchoolKinsley	135	Other	Kinsley-Offerle	-46%	7.5:1
8	Westview ElemOlathe	164	Other	Olathe	-43%	7.8:1
9	North East HighArma	133	High	Northeast	-43%	7.8:1
10	Caldwell Secondary SchoolCaldwell	109	Other	Caldwell	-43%	7.8:1
11	Victoria Junior-Senior High SchoolVictoria	110	Other	Victoria	-43%	7.9:1
12	CentreLost Springs	183	Other	Centre	-42%	8:1
13	Jefferson Co North HighWinchester	117	High	Jefferson County North	-39%	8.4:1
14	Hodgeman County HighJetmore	109	Other	Hodgeman County Schools	-39%	8.4:1
15	Ellis Jr/Sr HighEllis	161	Other	Ellis	-38%	8.5:1
16	Decatur Community Jr/Sr HighOberlin	144	Other	Oberlin	-38%	8.5:1
17	Peabody-Burns Jr/Sr High SchoolPeabody	102	Other	Peabody-Burns	-38%	8.5:1
18	Winfield Scott ElemFort Scott	311	Other	Fort Scott	-38%	8.6:1
19	Lyons Park ElementaryLyons	166	Other	Lyons	-37%	8.7:1
20	Trego Community HighWaKeeney	113	High	Wakeeney	-37%	8.7:1
21	Clifton-Clyde Sr HighClyde	104	High	Clifton-Clyde	-37%	8.7:1
22	Madison HighMadison	106	Other	Madison-Virgil	-36%	8.8:1
23	Southeast HighCherokee	152	High	Cherokee	-36%	8.9:1
24	Quincy ElemTopeka	142	Other	Topeka Public Schools	-36%	8.9:1
25	Rossville Jr.-Sr. High SchoolRossville	253	Other	Kaw Valley	-35%	9:1
26	Cimarron HighCimarron	251	Other	Cimarron-Ensign	-35%	9:1
27	Mckinley Elementary SchoolKansas City	243	Elementary	Kansas City	-35%	9:1
28	Frankfort HighFrankfort	117	Other	Vermillion	-35%	9:1
29	St. Marys Junior Senior HighSt Marys	246	Other	Kaw Valley	-34%	9.1:1
30	Lyons Middle SchoolLyons	173	Middle	Lyons	-34%	9.1:1
31	Nickerson ElemNickerson	183	Other	Nickerson	-33%	9.2:1
32	Hartford Jr./Sr. High SchoolHartford	101	Other	Southern Lyon County	-33%	9.2:1
33	Spring Hill Middle SchoolSpring Hill	288	Middle	Spring Hill	-33%	9.3:1
34	Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High SchoolMedicine Lodge	224	Other	Barber County North	-33%	9.3:1
35	Royal Valley HighHoyt	223	High	Royal Valley	-33%	9.3:1
36	Sublette ElemSublette	205	Other	Sublette	-33%	9.3:1
37	Kiowa County Elem/Jr. HighGreensburg	130	Other	Kiowa County	-33%	9.3:1
38	Eureka Jr/Sr HighEureka	234	Other	Eureka	-32%	9.4:1
39	Mission Valley Junior and Senior High SchoolEskridge	216	Other	Mission Valley	-32%	9.4:1
40	Lyons Central ElementaryLyons	132	Elementary	Lyons	-32%	9.4:1
41	Quinter Jr-Sr HighQuinter	133	Other	Quinter Public Schools	-31%	9.5:1
42	Wichita Alternative HighWichita	133	High	Wichita	-31%	9.5:1
43	Udall ElemUdall	123	Other	Udall	-31%	9.5:1
44	Macksville ElemMacksville	114	Other	Macksville	-31%	9.5:1
45	Eisenhower Middle SchoolTopeka	440	Middle	Topeka Public Schools	-30%	9.6:1
46	Beloit Jr-Sr HighBeloit	336	Other	Beloit	-30%	9.6:1
47	Atchison Middle SchoolAtchison	287	Middle	Atchison Public Schools	-30%	9.6:1
48	Cherryvale Sr / Middle SchoolCherryvale	277	Other	Cherryvale	-30%	9.6:1
49	Ridgeview ElemOlathe	260	Other	Olathe	-30%	9.6:1
50	Prairie View HighLaCygne	258	High	Prairie View	-30%	9.6:1

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.

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