Topeka Public Schools
A public school district in Topeka, Kansas, with 27 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 12,623
- Students enrolled
- 1,024.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,022.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,228
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 12,623 in 2024–25
- Ranks 673rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 6th of 289 in Kansas. Larger than 96% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,228 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 60% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Topeka Public Schools spent $17,228 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,387 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $17,228 | $221.5 million | 12,858 |
| FY2022 | $16,138 | $201.8 million | 12,503 |
| FY2021 | $14,820 | $184.3 million | 12,436 |
| FY2020 | $14,117 | $183.6 million | 13,004 |
| FY2019 | $13,467 | $177.2 million | 13,159 |
| FY2018 | $12,887 | $172.5 million | 13,386 |
| FY2017 | $11,869 | $163.7 million | 13,791 |
| FY2016 | $11,434 | $162.0 million | 14,165 |
| FY2015 | $11,750 | $165.1 million | 14,050 |
| FY2014 | $11,547 | $162.6 million | 14,079 |
| FY2013 | $11,087 | $155.4 million | 14,019 |
| FY2012 | $10,882 | $153.2 million | 14,082 |
| FY2011 | $10,330 | $146.3 million | 14,161 |
| FY2010 | $10,209 | $148.3 million | 14,522 |
| FY2009 | $10,660 | $146.2 million | 13,719 |
| FY2008 | $10,517 | $139.6 million | 13,271 |
| FY2007 | $9,677 | $133.7 million | 13,818 |
| FY2006 | $9,195 | $123.7 million | 13,456 |
| FY2005 | $8,387 | $115.2 million | 13,734 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $51.0 million | 21.4% |
| State | $156.7 million | 65.6% |
| Local | $31.1 million | 13.0% |
| Total | $238.8 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
27 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not applicable
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2012260
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Kansas — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Kansas — A to Z, each with its page.
- Kansas on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved