Topeka Public Schools
Public school district based in Topeka, Kansas. NCES district ID 2012260; state ID KS-D0501.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
27
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
11,695
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
951.9
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
1
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 251 | |
| Kindergarten | 829 | |
| Grade 1 | 812 | |
| Grade 2 | 858 | |
| Grade 3 | 823 | |
| Grade 4 | 799 | |
| Grade 5 | 820 | |
| Grade 6 | 917 | |
| Grade 7 | 854 | |
| Grade 8 | 896 | |
| Grade 9 | 932 | |
| Grade 10 | 943 | |
| Grade 11 | 945 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,002 | |
| Ungraded | 14 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% | |
| Asian | 0.6% | |
| Black or African American | 14.5% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 37.2% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.3% | |
| Two or more races | 14.6% | |
| White | 32.0% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.5% | |
| Male | 51.5% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 27.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka High Topeka | 9–12 | Regular | 1,578 | 107.6 | 14.7 | City: Midsize |
| Topeka West High Topeka | 9–12 | Regular | 971 | 72.9 | 13.3 | City: Midsize |
| Highland Park High Topeka | 9–12 | Regular | 835 | 58.2 | 14.4 | City: Midsize |
| Jardine Elementary Topeka | PK–5 | Regular | 729 | 51.3 | 14.2 | City: Midsize |
| Ross Elementary Topeka | PK–5 | Regular | 563 | 48.2 | 11.7 | City: Midsize |
| Jardine Middle School Topeka | 6–8 | Regular | 508 | 40.9 | 12.4 | City: Midsize |
| Marjorie French Middle School Topeka | 6–8 | Regular | 480 | 33.5 | 14.3 | City: Midsize |
| Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet School Topeka | PK–5 | Regular | 447 | 41.4 | 10.8 | City: Midsize |
| Eisenhower Middle School Topeka | 6–8 | Regular | 440 | 38.0 | 11.6 | City: Midsize |
| Landon Middle School Topeka | 6–8 | Regular | 430 | 33.3 | 12.9 | City: Midsize |
| McEachron Elem Topeka | PK–5 | Regular | 422 | 30.3 | 13.9 | City: Midsize |
| Whitson Elem Topeka | PK–5 | Regular | 416 | 32.3 | 12.9 | City: Midsize |
| State Street Elem Topeka | PK–5 | Regular | 411 | 34.4 | 11.9 | City: Midsize |
| Scott Dual Language Magnet Topeka | PK–5 | Regular | 402 | 30.3 | 13.2 | City: Midsize |
| McCarter Elem Topeka | PK–5 | Regular | 401 | 32.3 | 12.4 | City: Midsize |
| Chase Middle School Topeka | 6–8 | Regular | 390 | 38.7 | 10.1 | City: Midsize |
| Topeka Virtual School Topeka | 1–12 | Regular | 384 | 3.0 | 128.9check | City: Midsize |
| Robinson Middle School Topeka | 6–8 | Regular | 361 | 32.8 | 11 | City: Midsize |
| Randolph Elem Topeka | PK–5 | Regular | 346 | 26.4 | 13.1 | City: Midsize |
| Highland Park Central Topeka | K–5 | Regular | 318 | 25.4 | 12.5 | City: Midsize |
| McClure Elem Topeka | K–5 | Regular | 301 | 23.1 | 13 | City: Midsize |
| Lowman Hill Elem Topeka | PK–5 | Regular | 294 | 23.4 | 12.6 | City: Midsize |
| Quincy Elem Topeka | K–5 | Regular | 142 | 15.7 | 9.1 | City: Midsize |
| Hope Street Charter AcademyCharter Topeka | 10–12 | Regular | 103 | 16.4 | 6.3 | City: Midsize |
| Avondale Academy Topeka | 6–12 | Regular | 23 | 9.5 | 2.4 | City: Midsize |
| Capital City Topeka | 6–12 | Regular | 0 | 21.0 | — | City: Midsize |
| Meadows Elementary Topeka | PK–5 | Regular | Not reported | 31.7 | — | City: Midsize |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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