The Emporia Region Has Award-Winning Education

If you want your children to go to award-winning schools where they will receive an incredible education - move to the Emporia region. Lyon County has three school districts serving kindergarten through 12th grade students.

Awards & Recognition

For two years in a row, South Lyon County USD 252 made history by earning all eight educational awards from the Kansas Education Department. These include:

  • Superintendent of the Year
  • Commissioner’s Award for performance
  • Kindergarten Readiness
  • Civic Engagement
  • Social-emotional Growth
  • Individual Study Plans

Other awards given to Lyon County schools include:

About Lyon County Schools

Lyon County has three public primary and secondary school districts servicing kindergarten through 12th grade. Those are North Lyon County U.S.D. #251, which serves north rural Lyon County and the communities of Admire, Americus and Reading. South Lyon County U.S.D. #252, which serves south rural Lyon County and the communities of Olpe, Neosho Rapids and Hartford. Emporia School District U.S.D. #253 serves the city of Emporia. Two parochial schools are located in Emporia – Emporia Christian School which serves preschool through 8th grade and Sacred Heart School which is preschool through 5th grade. For more complete information regarding these schools go to the following links below:

Lyon County Schools

North Lyon County Public Schools USD #251 Photo

North Lyon County Public Schools USD #251

 
South Lyon County Public Schools USD #252 Photo

South Lyon County Public Schools USD #252

 
Emporia Public Schools USD #253 Photo

Emporia Public Schools USD #253

 
Sacred Heart Catholic School Photo

Sacred Heart Catholic School

 
Emporia Christian School Photo

Emporia Christian School