Total enrollment
21,180
-2,191 (-9%) vs SY 2017-18
43 schools in Topeka
Kansas · Public K-12
For families in Topeka, public-school options total 43 K-12 campuses, with combined enrollment near 21,180 (25 elementary, 8 middle, and 9 high).
7-year change in Topeka
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
41
-2 (-5%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
50%
was 54%
% Hispanic
26%
was 22%
% Black
10%
was 12%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Topeka
Across Topeka, Kansas, 43 public schools serves about 21,180 students between them.
On the level-by-level breakdown, the city spans 25 elementary, 8 middle, 9 high, and 1 other.
Average school size in Topeka is around 493 students, 39% above the Kansas average of about 355.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 9%: 23,371 students in SY 2017-18 versus 21,180 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 43 to 41 across the same 7-year window. Demographically, the White share of enrollment contracted from 54% to 50%.
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