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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Kansas

Across Kansas, 100 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. 500 Reach leads the list at -76.8%, against a median of -7.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
100
Kansas
Best Enrollment change
-76.8%
Median Enrollment change
-7.3%
FASTEST DECLINING · KANSAS
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1500 ReachKansas City, KSKansas City32876-76.8%
2Humboldt High SchoolHumboldt, KSHumboldt271176-35.1%
3Iola Sr HighIola, KSIola406296-27.1%
4Ellis Jr/Sr HighEllis, KSEllis219161-26.5%
5Pleasant Ridge HighEaston, KSEaston227168-26.0%
6Oxford Jr/Sr HighOxford, KSOxford260195-25.0%
7Nickerson HighNickerson, KSNickerson337255-24.3%
8F L Schlagle HighKansas City, KSKansas City1,085841-22.5%
9Baxter Springs HighBaxter Springs, KSBaxter Springs459361-21.4%
10Cherryvale Sr / Middle SchoolCherryvale, KSCherryvale345277-19.7%
11Ulysses HighUlysses, KSUlysses539438-18.7%
12Eureka Jr/Sr HighEureka, KSEureka280234-16.4%
13Galena HighGalena, KSGalena282236-16.3%
14Cimarron HighCimarron, KSCimarron-Ensign298251-15.8%
15Field Kindley HighCoffeyville, KSCoffeyville535451-15.7%
16Kingman HighKingman, KSKingman - Norwich235198-15.7%
17Prairie View HighLaCygne, KSPrairie View306258-15.7%
18Norton HighNorton, KSNorton Community Schools214181-15.4%
19Phillipsburg HighPhillipsburg, KSPhillipsburg204173-15.2%
20Hutchinson High SchoolHutchinson, KSHutchinson Public Schools1,4281,214-15.0%
21Olathe South Sr HighOlathe, KSOlathe2,0891,778-14.9%
22Burlington HighBurlington, KSBurlington288246-14.6%
23Osawatomie HighOsawatomie, KSOsawatomie345295-14.5%
24Mission Valley Junior and Senior High SchoolEskridge, KSMission Valley249216-13.3%
25McPherson HighMcPherson, KSMcPherson759658-13.3%
26St. Marys Junior Senior HighSt Marys, KSKaw Valley282246-12.8%
27Larned Sr HighLarned, KSFt Larned268234-12.7%
28Inman Jr/Sr High SchoolInman, KSInman215188-12.6%
29Augusta Sr HighAugusta, KSAugusta676594-12.1%
30Blue Valley HighStilwell, KSBlue Valley1,5871,396-12.0%
31Paola HighPaola, KSPaola643567-11.8%
32Douglass HighDouglass, KSDouglass Public Schools233206-11.6%
33Haven HighHaven, KSHaven Public Schools251223-11.2%
34Sabetha High SchoolSabetha, KSPrairie Hills244217-11.1%
35Caney Valley HighCaney, KSCaney Valley374335-10.4%
36Stanton County Jr./Sr. High SchoolJohnson, KSStanton County203182-10.3%
37Abilene High SchoolAbilene, KSAbilene493443-10.1%
38Lawrence HighLawrence, KSLawrence1,6141,454-9.9%
39Jefferson West HighMeriden, KSJefferson West273247-9.5%
40Blue Valley North HighOverland Park, KSBlue Valley1,5211,376-9.5%
41Santa Fe Trail HighCarbondale, KSSanta Fe Trail340308-9.4%
42Smoky Valley HighLindsborg, KSSmoky Valley268243-9.3%
43Shawnee Mission West HighOverland Park, KSShawnee Mission Pub Sch1,7621,599-9.3%
44Salina High CentralSalina, KSSalina1,020934-8.4%
45Anderson County Jr/Sr High SchoolGarnett, KSGarnett457419-8.3%
46Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr HighKismet, KSKismet-Plains338310-8.3%
47Olathe North Sr HighOlathe, KSOlathe2,1912,011-8.2%
48Labette County High SchoolAltamont, KSLabette County524483-7.8%
49Republic County Jr./Sr. High SchoolBelleville, KSRepublic County265245-7.5%
50Seaman HighTopeka, KSSeaman1,2871,190-7.5%
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