Regular local school district · Shawnee County
Auburn-Washburn School District, KS: schools, enrollment and spending
Auburn-Washburn School District runs 9 public schools with 5,873 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.8 students per teacher is 1.0 lower than the Kansas figure of 13.8.Listed in NCES data as "Auburn-Washburn".
At a glance
- Schools
- 9
- Students
- 5,873
- Teachers (FTE)
- 460
- Students per teacher
- 12.8
- KS: 13.8 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 5928 SW 53rd, Topeka, KS 66610
- Phone
- (785)339-4000
- County
- Shawnee County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2003200
- State district ID
- KS-D0437
- Total staff (FTE)
- 946
- School counselors (FTE)
- 14.0About 420 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 13.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.8
Kansas13.8
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (6,016), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $82.0 million
- Federal revenue
- $6.8 million
- State revenue
- $55.9 million
- Local revenue
- $19.3 million
- Total spending
- $77.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,943
- Salaries
- $45.6 million58.6% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $45.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 8.3%
- State: 68.1%
- Local: 23.5%
Kansas overall
- Federal: 8.8%
- State: 63.6%
- Local: 27.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,943
Kansas$16,437
United States$16,826
Schools in Auburn-Washburn School District
By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Auburn Elementary | Elementary | PK to 6 | 336 | 11.2 |
| Farley Elementary | Elementary | PK to 6 | 596 | 13.9 |
| Indian Hills Elementary | Elementary | K to 6 | 440 | 13.8 |
| Jay Shideler Elementary | Elementary | K to 6 | 492 | 12.3 |
| Pauline Central PrimaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 3 | 406 | 11.0 |
| Pauline South IntermediateCEP school | Middle | 4 to 6 | 277 | 10.7 |
| Wanamaker Elementary | Elementary | PK to 6 | 475 | 14.0 |
| Washburn Rural High | High | 9 to 12 | 1,878 | 14.1 |
| Washburn Rural Middle School | Middle | 7 to 8 | 966 | 12.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Shawnee County
- Topeka Public Schools 12,623 students
- Seaman School District 3,700 students
- Shawnee Heights School District 3,647 students
- Silver Lake School District 710 students
- Department of Corrections 111 students
More in Kansas
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.