📍 800 SW 10th St, Topeka, Shawnee County, 66612
Topeka High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Topeka, Shawnee County. The school has 1,514 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Topeka Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 95.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Topeka High enrolls 1,514 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 95.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 34% White and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 576 | 38% |
| White | 516 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 207 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 183 | 12% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | <1% |
| Asian | 11 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,087 of the school's 1,514 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 955 qualify for free lunch and 132 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Topeka High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 18, state house district 55.
Topeka High is one of 26 schools in Topeka Public Schools, based in Topeka, Kansas. The district serves 12,623 students district-wide and employs 1,019 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,514 students, Topeka High is larger than the district average of about 486 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize