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The fastest-growing public high schools in Kansas

This ranking covers the fastest-growing public high schools in Kansas, drawn from 75 qualifying public high schools. Olathe West High School leads the list at 67.6%, against a median of 9.2% 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

Kansas

Top Enrollment growth

67.6%

Median Enrollment growth

9.2%

FASTEST GROWING · KANSAS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Olathe West High School	Olathe, KS	Olathe	929	1,557	67.6%
2	Piper High	Kansas City, KS	Piper-Kansas City	589	913	55.0%
3	Spring Hill High School	Spring Hill, KS	Spring Hill	731	1,121	53.4%
4	Columbus Junior High and High School	Columbus, KS	Columbus	289	438	51.6%
5	Wyandotte High	Kansas City, KS	Kansas City	1,355	1,903	40.4%
6	Heights High	Wichita, KS	Wichita	1,110	1,505	35.6%
7	Russell Junior-Senior High	Russell, KS	Russell County	248	328	32.3%
8	Maize South High School	Wichita, KS	Maize	887	1,107	24.8%
9	Andover High	Andover, KS	Andover	822	1,018	23.8%
10	Valley Center High	Valley Center, KS	Valley Center Pub Sch	864	1,011	17.0%
11	Scott City High	Scott City, KS	Scott County	259	302	16.6%
12	Neodesha High	Neodesha, KS	Neodesha	310	360	16.1%
13	Arkansas City High	Arkansas City, KS	Arkansas City	767	885	15.4%
14	Concordia Jr-Sr High	Concordia, KS	Concordia	454	524	15.4%
15	Parsons Sr High	Parsons, KS	Parsons	346	399	15.3%
16	Eudora High School	Eudora, KS	Eudora	485	558	15.1%
17	Silver Lake Jr-Sr High	Silver Lake, KS	Silver Lake	309	355	14.9%
18	Goddard High	Goddard, KS	Goddard	838	962	14.8%
19	Hugoton High	Hugoton, KS	Hugoton Public Schools	280	317	13.2%
20	Gardner Edgerton High	Gardner, KS	Gardner Edgerton	1,593	1,794	12.6%
21	Wamego High	Wamego, KS	Wamego	448	504	12.5%
22	Rose Hill High	Rose Hill, KS	Rose Hill Public Schools	541	608	12.4%
23	Hays High	Hays, KS	Hays	908	1,017	12.0%
24	Nemaha Central High School	Seneca, KS	Nemaha Central	217	242	11.5%
25	Southeast High	Wichita, KS	Wichita	1,853	2,066	11.5%
26	Holton High	Holton, KS	Holton	301	335	11.3%
27	Maize Sr High	Maize, KS	Maize	1,297	1,444	11.3%
28	Pittsburg High	Pittsburg, KS	Pittsburg	930	1,033	11.1%
29	Chapman High	Chapman, KS	Chapman	345	383	11.0%
30	Dodge City High School	Dodge City, KS	Dodge City	1,962	2,178	11.0%
31	Council Grove Junior Senior High School	Council Grove, KS	Morris County	332	368	10.8%
32	Ellsworth High	Ellsworth, KS	Ellsworth	272	300	10.3%
33	Derby High School	Derby, KS	Derby	1,971	2,172	10.2%
34	Frontenac Sr. High School	Frontenac, KS	Frontenac Public Schools	271	298	10.0%
35	Andover Central High School	Andover, KS	Andover	809	886	9.5%
36	Bluestem Jr/Sr High	Leon, KS	Bluestem	220	241	9.5%
37	Junction City Sr High	Junction City, KS	Geary County Schools	1,568	1,713	9.2%
38	Manhattan High School	Manhattan, KS	Manhattan-Ogden	1,911	2,087	9.2%
39	Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School	Minneapolis, KS	North Ottawa County	275	300	9.1%
40	Washington High	Kansas City, KS	Kansas City	1,083	1,180	9.0%
41	Wellsville High	Wellsville, KS	Wellsville	256	278	8.6%
42	Northwest High	Wichita, KS	Wichita	1,311	1,424	8.6%
43	Hillsboro Middle/High School	Hillsboro, KS	Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh	287	310	8.0%
44	Central Heights High	Richmond, KS	Central Heights	278	300	7.9%
45	Liberal Sr High	Liberal, KS	Liberal	1,319	1,421	7.7%
46	Southeast Saline High	Gypsum, KS	Southeast Of Saline	301	323	7.3%
47	Bennington Junior High/High School	Bennington, KS	Twin Valley	206	219	6.3%
48	Clay Center Community High	Clay Center, KS	Clay County	307	326	6.2%
49	Shawnee Heights High	Tecumseh, KS	Shawnee Heights	1,151	1,218	5.8%
50	Riley County High School	Riley, KS	Riley County	220	232	5.5%

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