School district · Kansas

Auburn-Washburn

Auburn-Washburn in Kansas: 9 public schools with 5,866 students and 12.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,052 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 9
Students: 5,866
Students per teacher: 12.7; KS 13.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $13,052; KS $14.9K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 460
Counselors (FTE): 14.0
Students per counselor: 419; KS 395 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 12.5; Librarians (FTE): 8.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Kansas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Kansas: 46%

48%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 61% of school districts in Kansas

Median 46% · 261 school districts compared

2,680 students tested, grades 3–8 · KAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Kansas: 40%

46%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 71% of school districts in Kansas

Median 40% · 261 school districts compared

2,680 students tested, grades 3–8 · KAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$8.8K15

$8.6K16

$8.7K17

$9.3K18

$9.5K19

$10.4K20

$11.5K21

$12.1K22

$12.7K23

$13.1K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 6.9% · $6.8M
State: 63% · $61.6M
Local: 30% · $29.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,957
Support services: $4,398
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $8.2M
Long-term debt: $99.8M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 2High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Auburn Elementary	Pre-K–6	336	11.2	47%	40%	Auburn
Farley Elementary	Pre-K–6	596	13.7	50%	55%	Topeka
Indian Hills Elementary	K–6	440	13.6	55%	53%	Topeka
Jay Shideler Elementary	K–6	492	12.2	66%	65%	Topeka
Pauline Central PrimaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–3	406	11.0	33%	25%	Topeka
Wanamaker Elem	Pre-K–6	475	13.6	54%	45%	Topeka
Pauline South IntermediateFree meals for all	4–6	277	10.3	30%	31%	Wakarusa
Washburn Rural Middle School	7–8	966	12.0	45%	43%	Topeka
Washburn Rural High	9–12	1,878	14.1	—	—	Topeka

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 5928 SW 53rd, Topeka, KS 66610
Phone: (785)339-4000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.