Total enrollment
11,695
-343 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
27 schools in Topeka Public Schools
Kansas · 11,695 students · 1 city
Within Topeka Public Schools, 27 public K-12 schools serve about 11,695 students, an average of 433 per school.
4-year change in Topeka Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
25
-1 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Topeka Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #117 of 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,695 | #6 of 156 | #763 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 25 | #6 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #89 of 154 | #3,168 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 75.6% | #8 of 156 | #1,498 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #2 of 85 | #236 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Topeka Public Schools
State test results across the district's 23 scored schools run from Whitson Elem at 46.6% proficient to Eisenhower Middle School at 6.4%, a gap of 40.3 points. That is the 11th widest gap among 60 Kansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 24 district schools that reported both years went from 12,288 to 11,311 students (down 8%) and from 989 to 896 full-time teachers (down 9%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Topeka Public Schools
Topeka Public Schools administers 27 public schools across Kansas, collectively instructing roughly 11,695 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Topeka Public Schools comprises 14 elementary, 6 middle, 6 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Topeka Public Schools is about 433, noticeably above the Kansas average of roughly 355.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 3%: 12,038 students in SY 2020-21 versus 11,695 in SY 2024-25. Topeka Public Schools now counts 25 public schools, down from 26 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Topeka Public Schools discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.