Capital City
Public high school, 6 to ungraded · Topeka, Kansas
Capital City in Topeka, Kansas enrolled 67 students in 2024-25 with 20.9 full-time teachers, 3.2 students per teacher against the Kansas high-school median of 11.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (Kansas: 88%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 23%
67 students in 2022-23, 64 students in 2023-24, 67 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.0 to 20.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 67 | 17.0 | 3.9 |
| 2023-24 | 64 | 19.0 | 3.4 |
| 2024-25 | 67 | 20.9 | 3.2 |
3.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 Kansas high schools
Among the 333 Kansas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 76 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Capital City enrolled 76 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 26 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 76 of the 76 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions26
- Chronically absent50.7% (2022-23)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Capital City scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | under 50% | 21% | 32.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% or less | 18% (2021-22) | 31.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
50% or more of the 13 students in Capital City's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Kansas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Kansas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 50% or more | 87% | 88% |
| Students in the class | 13 | 1,066 | 36,783 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Topeka
9 public high schools in Topeka report 2024-25 enrollment; Capital City is number 8 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn Rural High | 1,878 | 14.1 | 25.0% |
| Topeka High | 1,578 | 14.7 | 59.8% |
| Seaman High | 1,190 | 14.2 | 30.2% |
| Topeka West High | 971 | 13.3 | 44.1% |
| Highland Park High | 835 | 14.4 | 72.8% |
| Lawrence Gardner High School | 111 | 41.7 | 91.9% |
| Hope Street Charter Academy | 103 | 6.3 | 71.8% |
| Capital City | 67 | 3.2 | 82.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Capital City
- Avondale AcademyThe nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 23 students (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Topeka HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 1,578 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare Capital City with Avondale AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Topeka Public Schools spends per student$17,228 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,228
- The largest public schools in KansasCapital City is the number 298 by size of 366 Kansas high schools open in 2024-25.#298 of 366
- Kansas schools by students per teacher3.2 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 11.0 for high schools.3.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Capital City
How many students attend Capital City?
67 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 67 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Topeka, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Capital City?
3.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for high schools is 11.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Capital City a Title I school?
Capital City was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Capital City do on state tests?
The students tested at Capital City scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Capital City?
50% or more of the 13 students in Capital City's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Kansas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Capital City in?
Topeka Public Schools, NCES district ID 2012260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 201226001471 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.