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Auburn-Washburn

Topeka, Kansas · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

5,873
Students enrolled
9
Public schools
460
Classroom teachers (FTE)
12.8:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 220
  • Kindergarten 375
  • Grade 1 356
  • Grade 2 363
  • Grade 3 422
  • Grade 4 393
  • Grade 5 452
  • Grade 6 447
  • Grade 7 449
  • Grade 8 517
  • Grade 9 479
  • Grade 10 473
  • Grade 11 454
  • Grade 12 461
  • Ungraded 12

By race/ethnicity

  • White 70%
  • Hispanic/Latino 11%
  • Two or more races 9%
  • Black or African American 5%
  • Asian 3%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

36% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 2,100 of 5,866 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 30%
  • Reduced-price lunch 6%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$13,052 spent per student on day-to-day operations Kansas median: $15,993 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,957
  • Support services $4,398
  • Other (food service, etc.) $697

Where the money comes from

  • Local 30%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 7%

Total revenue $98.1 milliontotal spending $91.1 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Rural: FringeStudents: 67% rural, 25% suburb, 8% city

Total staff (FTE)

946

District office

5928 SW 53rd, Topeka KS 66610

County

Shawnee County

Official website

NCES District ID

2003200

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About Auburn-Washburn

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The Auburn-Washburn School District is made up of 128 square miles of sub-urban and rural areas in southwest Topeka and Shawnee County. Our staff members are committed to Inspiring and Challenging every child, every day. This dedication to excellence has made us one of the highest performing school districts in Kansas and is driving our steady growth. USD 437 is currently made up of 1 early childhood center, 7 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, 1 alternative high school, and 2 alternative learning centers.
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