Total enrollment
21,180
-575 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
43 schools in Topeka
Kansas · Public K-12
For families in Topeka, public-school options total 43 K-12 schools, with combined enrollment near 21,180 (25 elementary, 8 middle, and 9 high).
4-year change in Topeka
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
41
-1 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
125,786
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
21,180
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
43
public K-12
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 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 3%: 21,755 students in SY 2020-21 versus 21,180 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 42 to 41 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Topeka discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.