📊 Data: NCES CCD 2024–2025·🔄 Updated: September 2026·Editorial standards
🏆 Rankings · State Test Data (EDFacts 2021–22)

Best School Districts
in Crawford County, KS

Crawford County has 5 rated public school districts. Ratings are percentile-ranked against every rated district in Kansas, not just this county.

📊 What this ranking measures
Rankings are based on academic achievement — the share of students scoring proficient or above on state reading and math assessments (NCES EDFacts, 2021–22 for most districts), ranked against other districts in the same state — not on spending, district size, or staffing. See full methodology →
All 5 Rated Districts in Crawford County, KS Sorted by rating, then state percentile
County RankDistrictDistrict OfficeRatingState Percentile
#1Girard Unified School District 248Girard8/10  Good78th
#2Frontenac Public Schools Unified School District 249Frontenac8/10  Good73rd
#3Pittsburg Unified School District 250Pittsburg5/10  Average41st
#4Cherokee Unified School District 247Cherokee3/10  Below Average20th
#5Northeast Unified School District 246Arma1/10  Poor3rd

Best School Districts in Crawford County, Kansas (2026)

This page lists the 5 public school districts headquartered in Crawford County, Kansas that have a SchoolDistrictFinder rating, scored using EDFacts 2021–22 state assessment data. The county rank is simply their order here; the state percentile compares each district with every rated district in Kansas, which is how the 1–10 rating is set. Ratings are not comparable with districts in other states.

Districts are placed in the county of their NCES directory listing. A district's boundaries can cross county lines, and a home in Crawford County may be served by a district headquartered next door — search your address or zip code to confirm.

Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best-rated school district in Crawford County, Kansas?
Among the 5 rated districts in Crawford County, Kansas, the highest-rated is Girard Unified School District 248 (Girard), rated 8/10 (Good) and in the 78th percentile of Kansas districts on EDFacts 2021–22 reading and math proficiency.
How are these rankings calculated?
Each district's rating comes from the share of its students scoring proficient or above on state reading and math assessments (EDFacts 2021–22), percentile-ranked against all rated districts in Kansas and converted to a 1–10 scale. Full methodology here.