Example household · $83,730 · same pay · 1 adult

Topeka skyline

Topeka

Topeka, KS schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map

$2,453 left/mo

Photo: Mike Linksvayer / Wikimedia

3 bd $1,594/mo in Topeka. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule.

Public-school students

35,962

NCES 2024-2025

Pupils per teacher

12.4

2,905 teachers

Districts / schools

21 / 93

Public districts and schools

Beds

1

Usual: studio

Childcare

$0

No kids under 5

Left / mo

$2,453

NCES counts 93 public schools here. 94 are filed under a level. 1 is not in that split, so the two counts are not the same list.

Largest public school districts

12 largest districts in Topeka.

NCES 2024–25.

Schools by level

Primary

46

Elementary grades

Middle

19

Middle or junior high

High

27

Secondary grades

Other

2

K–12, ungraded, alternative

94 public schools. NCES 2024–25.

Where the Topeka metro sits

Roughly the core of the Topeka, KS metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.

View larger map · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Family of four

2 adults, 2 kids, 3 bd. $404 left/mo. Childcare $1,014. Topeka paycheck

NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this

Moving from Topeka

Take-home by job in Topeka

Pay and leftover for every job in Topeka

Other Kansas metros

All Kansas metros

Compare Topeka

Next stepJobsWhat common jobs pay here.