This is a list of unified school districts (USD) in the state of Kansas. It is grouped by county, based on the headquarters location of each school district.
All school districts in Kansas are independent governments. Kansas has no public K-12 school systems dependent on another layer of government like a county government or a municipal government.
List of school districts by county Allen County
Humboldt USD 258 Iola USD 257 Marmaton Valley USD 256
Anderson County
Crest USD 479 Garnett USD 365
Atchison County
Atchison County USD 377 Atchison USD 409
Barber County
Barber County North USD 254 South Barber USD 255
Barton County
Ellinwood USD 355 Great Bend USD 428 Hoisington USD 431
Bourbon County
Fort Scott USD 234 Uniontown USD 235
Brown County
Hiawatha USD 415 South Brown County USD 430
Butler County
Andover USD 385 Augusta USD 402 Bluestem USD 205 Circle USD 375 Douglass USD 396 El Dorado USD 490 Flinthills USD 492 Remington USD 206 Rose Hill USD 394
Chase County Chase County USD 284
Chautauqua County
Cedar Vale USD 285 Chautauqua County USD 286
Cherokee County
Baxter Springs USD 508 Columbus USD 493 Galena USD 499 Riverton USD 404
Cheyenne County
Cheylin USD 103 St. Francis USD 297
Clark County
Ashland USD 220 Minneola USD 219
Clay County Clay County USD 379
Cloud County
Concordia USD 333 Southern Cloud USD 334(dissolving in 2026)
Coffey County
Burlington USD 244 Lebo–Waverly USD 243 LeRoy–Gridley USD 245(Southern Coffey County)
Comanche County Comanche County USD 300
Cowley County
Arkansas City USD 470 Central USD 462 Dexter USD 471 Udall USD 463 Winfield USD 465
Crawford County
Frontenac USD 249 Girard USD 248 Northeast USD 246 Pittsburg USD 250 Southeast USD 247
Decatur County Oberlin USD 294
Dickinson County
Abilene USD 435 Chapman USD 473 Herington USD 487 Rural Vista USD 481 Solomon USD 393
Doniphan County
Doniphan West USD 111 Riverside USD 114 Troy USD 429
Douglas County
Baldwin City USD 348 Eudora USD 491 Lawrence USD 497
Edwards County
Kinsley–Offerle USD 347 Lewis USD 502(K-6)
Elk County
Elk Valley USD 283 West Elk USD 282
Ellis County
Ellis USD 388 Hays USD 489 Victoria USD 432
Ellsworth County
Central Plains USD 112 Ellsworth USD 327
Finney County
Garden City USD 457 Holcomb USD 363
Ford County
Bucklin USD 459 Dodge City USD 443 Spearville USD 381
Franklin County
Central Heights USD 288 Ottawa USD 290 Wellsville USD 289 West Franklin USD 287
Geary County Geary County USD 475
Gove County
Grinnell USD 291(5-8) Quinter USD 293 Wheatland USD 292(9-12)
Graham County Graham County USD 281
Grant County Ulysses USD 214
Gray County
Cimarron–Ensign USD 102 Copeland USD 476 Ingalls USD 477 Montezuma USD 371
Greeley County Greeley County USD 200
Greenwood County
Eureka USD 389 Hamilton USD 390 Madison–Virgil USD 386
Hamilton County Syracuse USD 494
Harper County
Attica USD 511 Chaparral USD 361
Harvey County
Burrton USD 369 Halstead–Bentley USD 440 Hesston USD 460 Newton USD 373 Sedgwick USD 439
Haskell County
Satanta USD 507 Sublette USD 374
Hodgeman County Hodgeman County USD 227
Jackson County
Holton USD 336 Jackson Heights USD 335 Royal Valley USD 337
Jefferson County
Jefferson County North USD 339 Jefferson West USD 340 McLouth USD 342 Oskaloosa USD 341 Perry–Lecompton USD 343 Valley Falls USD 338
Jewell County Rock Hills USD 107
Johnson County
Blue Valley USD 229 De Soto USD 232 Gardner–Edgerton USD 231 Olathe USD 233 Shawnee Mission USD 512 Spring Hill USD 230
Kearny County
Deerfield USD 216 Lakin USD 215
Kingman County
Cunningham–West Kingman County USD 332 Kingman–Norwich USD 331
Kiowa County
Haviland USD 474(K-8) Kiowa County USD 422
Labette County
Chetopa–St. Paul USD 505 Labette County USD 506 Oswego USD 504 Parsons USD 503
Lane County Dighton USD 482
Leavenworth County
Basehor–Linwood USD 458 Easton USD 449 Fort Leavenworth USD 207 Lansing USD 469 Leavenworth USD 453 Tonganoxie USD 464
Lincoln County
Lincoln USD 298 Sylvan–Lucas USD 299
Linn County
Jayhawk USD 346 Pleasanton USD 344 Prairie View USD 362
Logan County
Oakley USD 274 Triplains USD 275
Lyon County
Emporia USD 253 North Lyon County USD 251 Southern Lyon County USD 252
Marion County
Centre USD 397 Goessel USD 411 Hillsboro USD 410 Marion–Florence USD 408 Peabody–Burns USD 398
Marshall County
Marysville USD 364 Valley Heights USD 498 Vermillion USD 380
McPherson County
Canton–Galva USD 419 Inman USD 448 McPherson USD 418 Moundridge USD 423 Smoky Valley USD 400
Meade County
Fowler USD 225 Meade USD 226
Miami County
Louisburg USD 416 Osawatomie USD 367 Paola USD 368
Mitchell County
Beloit USD 273 Waconda USD 272
Montgomery County
Caney Valley USD 436 Cherryvale USD 447 Coffeyville USD 445 Independence USD 446
Morris County Morris County USD 417
Morton County
Elkhart USD 218 Rolla USD 217
Nemaha County
Nemaha Central USD 115 Prairie Hills USD 113
Neosho County
Chanute USD 413 Erie–Galesburg USD 101
Ness County
Ness City USD 303 Western Plains USD 106
Norton County
Northern Valley USD 212 Norton USD 211
Osage County
Burlingame USD 454 Lyndon USD 421 Marais des Cygnes Valley USD 456 Osage City USD 420 Santa Fe Trail USD 434
Osborne County Osborne USD 392
Ottawa County
North Ottawa County USD 239 Twin Valley USD 240
Pawnee County
Fort Larned USD 495 Pawnee Heights USD 496
Phillips County
Logan USD 326 Phillipsburg USD 325 Thunder Ridge USD 110
Pottawatomie County
Kaw Valley USD 321 Onaga USD 322 Rock Creek USD 323 Wamego USD 320
Pratt County
Pratt USD 382 Skyline USD 438
Rawlins County Rawlins County USD 105
Reno County
Buhler USD 313 Fairfield USD 310 Haven USD 312 Hutchinson USD 308 Nickerson–South Hutchinson USD 309 Pretty Prairie USD 311
Republic County
Pike Valley USD 426 Republic County USD 109
Rice County
Chase–Raymond USD 401 Little River–Windom USD 444 Lyons USD 405 Sterling USD 376
Riley County
Blue Valley USD 384 Manhattan–Ogden USD 383 Riley County USD 378
Rooks County
Palco USD 269 Plainville USD 270 Stockton USD 271
Rush County
La Crosse USD 395 Otis–Bison USD 403
Russell County
Natoma–Paradise–Waldo USD 399 Russell County USD 407
Saline County
Ell–Saline USD 307 Salina USD 305 Southeast of Saline USD 306
Scott County Scott County USD 466
Sedgwick County
Cheney USD 268 Clearwater USD 264 Derby USD 260 Goddard USD 265 Haysville USD 261 Maize USD 266 Mulvane USD 263 Renwick USD 267 Valley Center USD 262 Wichita USD 259
Seward County
Southwestern Heights USD 483 Liberal USD 480
Shawnee County
Auburn–Washburn USD 437 Seaman USD 345 Shawnee Heights USD 450 Silver Lake USD 372 Topeka USD 501
Sheridan County Hoxie USD 412
Sherman County Goodland USD 352
Smith County Smith Center USD 237
Stafford County
Macksville USD 351 St. John–Hudson USD 350 Stafford USD 349
Stanton County Stanton County USD 452
Stevens County
Hugoton USD 210 Moscow USD 209
Sumner County
Argonia USD 359 Belle Plaine USD 357 Caldwell USD 360 Conway Springs USD 356 Oxford USD 358 South Haven USD 509 Wellington USD 353
Thomas County
Brewster USD 314 Colby USD 315 Golden Plains USD 316
Trego County WaKeeney USD 208
Wabaunsee County
Mission Valley USD 330 Wabaunsee USD 329
Wallace County
Wallace County USD 241 Weskan USD 242
Washington County
Barnes–Hanover–Linn USD 223 Clifton–Clyde USD 224 Washington County USD 108
Wichita County Leoti–Wichita County USD 467
Wilson County
Altoona–Midway USD 387 Fredonia USD 484 Neodesha USD 461
Woodson County Woodson USD 366
Wyandotte County
Bonner Springs–Edwardsville USD 204 Kansas City USD 500 Piper USD 203 Turner USD 202
District changes The number of students in rural communities dropped significantly throughout the 20th century. As farming technology progressed from animal power to small tractors towards large tractors over time, it allowed a farmer to support significantly more farm land. In turn, this led to fewer farm families, which led to fewer rural students. In combination with a loss of young men during foreign wars and rural flight, all of these caused an incremental population shrinkage of rural communities over time. In 1945 (after World War II), the School Reorganization Act in Kansas caused the consolidation of thousands of rural school districts in Kansas (mostly one room rural school houses).Your School District: The Report of the National Commission on School District Reorganization; National Education Association; 286 pages; 1948. In 1963, the School Unification Act in Kansas caused the further consolidation of thousands of tiny school districts into hundreds of larger unified school districts.
The following list is not complete.
Renamed Cherokee USD 247 changed name to Southeast USD 247 in 2007. Greensburg USD 422 changed name to Kiowa County USD 422 in the 2010s. Jetmore USD 227 changed name to Hodgeman County USD 227 in the 2000s. Kismet–Plains USD 483 changed name to Southwestern Heights USD 483 in ? Mill Creek Valley USD 329 changed name to Wabaunsee USD 329 in 2016. Paradise USD 399 changed name to Natoma–Paradise–Waldo USD 399 in ? Wabaunsee East USD 330 changed name to Mission Valley USD 330 in 2004.
Dissolved Hanston USD 228 dissolved to merge into Jetmore USD 227 in 2011, which at some point was renamed to Hodgeman County USD 227. Healy USD 468 dissolved to merge into Scott County USD 466 in summer 2025. Jewell USD 279 dissolved and split to merge into Beloit USD 273 and Rock Hills USD 107 on July 1, 2009. Morland USD 280 dissolved to merge into Hill City USD 281 in 2002. Mullinville USD 424 dissolved to merge into Kiowa County USD 422 in 2011. Nes Tre La Go USD 301 dissolved and split to merge into Western Plains USD 106 and Ness City USD 303 in 2005. Prairie Heights USD 295 dissolved and split to merge into Hoxie USD 412 and Oberlin USD 294 on July 1, 2006. West Solomon USD 213 dissolved to merge into Norton USD 211 on July 1, 2010. Future Southern Cloud USD 334 is set to dissolve before fall 2026. Details of how it will be split into surrounding school districts have not been finalized.
Consolidated This lists school districts that merged to form a new school district. The number of consolidations is half the size of this list because every district is listed on the left side. Atwood USD 318 and Herndon USD 317 consolidated to form Rawlins County USD 105 in 2003. Axtell USD 488 and Sabetha-Wetmore USD 441 consolidated to form Prairie Hills USD 113 on July 1, 2010. B & B USD 451 and Nemaha Valley USD 442 consolidated to form Nemaha Central USD 115 on July 31, 2011. Bazine USD 304 and Ransom USD 302 consolidated to form Western Plains USD 106 in 2004. Belleville USD 427 and Hillcrest USD 455 consolidated to form Republic County USD 109 in 2006. Claflin USD 354 and Lorraine USD 328 consolidated to form Central Plains USD 112 on July 1, 2010. Eastern Heights USD 324 and West Smith County USD 238 consolidated to form Thunder Ridge USD 110 on July 1, 2008. Elwood USD 486 and Wathena USD 406 consolidated to form Riverside USD 114 on July 1, 2010. Herndon USD 317 and Atwood USD 318 consolidated to form Rawlins County USD 105 in 2003. Highland USD 425 and Midway-Denton USD 433 consolidated to form Doniphan West USD 111 in 2009. Hillcrest USD 455 and Belleville USD 427 consolidated to form Republic County USD 109 in 2006. Lorraine USD 328 and Claflin USD 328 consolidated to form Central Plains USD 112 on July 1, 2010. Mankato USD 278 and White Rock USD 104 consolidated to form Rock Hills USD 107 in 2006. Midway-Denton USD 433 and Highland USD 425 consolidated to form Doniphan West USD 111 in 2009.