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Enrollment
1,190
High
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEAMAN·NCES 201149000693
Seaman High
4850 Rochester Rd, Topeka, KS 66617 · (785) 286-8300 · Shawnee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,190 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
418 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 311 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 288 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 283 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 308 | 26% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Seaman. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
KS avg 44.5% . +19.4pp since 2023
Math
47.4%
KS avg 38.8% . +29.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 29 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.7% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 21.3% | 18.0% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Seaman High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Shawnee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #124 of 262 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #51 of 262 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #105 of 262 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,190 | #42 of 332 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #106 of 172 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #102 of 172 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.1% | #191 of 263 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #50 of 100 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,190
-42 (-3%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 772
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,190 | 84 | 14.2:1 | 35% (418) |
| 2023-24 | 1,179 | 75.5 | 15.6:1 | 32% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 1,239 | 80.3 | 15.4:1 | 31% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 1,232 | 87 | 14.2:1 | 31% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 1,287 | 92.9 | 13.8:1 | 30% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 1,224 | 91 | 13.4:1 | 32% (396) |
| 2010-11 | 1,147 | 77 | 14.9:1 | 28% (319) |
| 2000-01 | 775 | 57 | 13.6:1 | 9% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 772 | 54 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seaman High.
About Seaman High
Seaman High is a high-enrollment high school serving families in Topeka, Kansas. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,190 students. For comparison, high schools in Kansas average about 410 students.
Seaman enrolls 3,692 students, and its 7 schools include Seaman High.
The large majority of students at Seaman High, 83%, are White. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. The school's White share is 8 points above the 75% share among Shawnee County residents. Seaman High has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 14.2 students per teacher and 84 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 35%. For comparison, public schools in Shawnee County average 54%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Seaman High is -15.7 points, in the bottom 10% of Kansas. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.7%, and the predicted rate is 45.4%.
In Shawnee County (population about 178,025), median household income is about $67,104, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 54 public schools operate in Shawnee County, serving about 26,294 students.
Of nearby public schools, Seaman Middle School is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 29.7% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Seaman High is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The number of students dropped from 1,232 to 1,190 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Seaman High. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Shawnee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
178,025
Census ACS
Median income
$67,104
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
26,294 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Seaman
- Seaman Middle SchoolMiddle · 560 students
- Logan ElementaryElementary · 558 students
- Northern Hills ElementaryElementary · 408 students
- West Indianola ElemElementary · 395 students
- Elmont ElemElementary · 303 students
- North FairviewElementary · 278 students
Other schools in Topeka
- Washburn Rural HighHigh · 1,878 students
- Topeka HighHigh · 1,578 students
- Topeka West HighHigh · 971 students
- Washburn Rural Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Highland Park HighHigh · 835 students
- Jardine ElementaryElementary · 729 students
Nearby schools
- Seaman Middle School0.9 mi · 560
- Northern Hills Elementary1.0 mi · 408
- Elmont Elem2.6 mi · 303
- Lawrence Gardner High School2.7 mi · 111
- West Indianola Elem3.0 mi · 395
- Logan Elementary3.2 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About Seaman HighHow large is Seaman High?
Seaman High enrolls approximately 1,190 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Seaman High serve?
Seaman High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Seaman High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Seaman High is approximately 14.2:1 (84 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Seaman High?
Student demographics at Seaman High are roughly 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Seaman High in?
Seaman High is part of Seaman.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.