The city was incorporated in the late 1860’s. There must be some super star athlethes and coaches here; Sports Illustrated recently ranked the St. Marys Public School Program Number 1 Athletics School in the state of Kansas. St. Mary’s College is a coeducational private Catholic Liberal Arts college located here. The scoll offers both Baclaureate and Masters degree programs in Liberal Arts but does have a curriculum which includes Mathematics, Science and Fine Arts.