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For the 2025 school year, there are 4 public schools serving 1,476 students in Atchison, KS (there are , serving 542 private students). 73% of all K-12 students in Atchison, KS are educated in public schools (compared to the KS state average of 92%).

The top ranked public schools in Atchison, KS are Atchison Elementary School, Atchison High School and Central School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Atchison, KS public schools have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the Kansas public school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 24% (versus the 33% statewide average). Schools in Atchison have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Kansas public schools.

Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Kansas public school average of 39% (majority Hispanic).