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The highest-poverty public high schools in Shawnee County, Kansas

Across Shawnee County, Kansas, 10 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Lawrence Gardner High School leads the list at 91.9%, against a median of 45.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Shawnee County, Kansas

Top % FRL

91.9%

Median % FRL

45.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Lawrence Gardner High School	Topeka, KS	Department of Corrections	High	111	91.9%
2	Highland Park High	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	High	835	80.5%
3	Hope Street Charter Academy	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	High	103	78.6%
4	Topeka High	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	High	1,578	67.4%
5	Topeka West High	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	High	971	56.2%
6	Shawnee Heights High	Tecumseh, KS	Shawnee Heights	High	1,218	35.3%
7	Seaman High	Topeka, KS	Seaman	High	1,190	35.1%
8	Washburn Rural High	Topeka, KS	Auburn-Washburn	High	1,878	30.5%
9	Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School	Rossville, KS	Kaw Valley	High	253	29.6%
10	Silver Lake Jr-Sr High	Silver Lake, KS	Silver Lake	High	355	20.8%

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