Auburn–Washburn USD 437 is a
public
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unified school district
A unified school district (in the states of Arizona, California, Kansas and Oregon) or unit school district (in Illinois), in the United States of America, is a school district that generally includes and operates both primary schools (kindergarte ...
headquartered in
Topeka, Kansas
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, United States.
It serves Southern and Southwestern
Shawnee County, as well as a small portion of extreme northern
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* Osage County, Kansas
* Osage County, Missouri
* Osage County, Oklahoma
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. It serves Southwestern and Western portions of the city of
Topeka
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, as well as the communities of
Pauline,
Montara,
Auburn, and
Wakarusa.
History
The district was established in 1966 as "Unified School District 437".
, Auburn–Washburn School District is under the administration of Superintendent Scott McWilliams.
Schools
The school district operates the following schools:
;High school
*
Washburn Rural High School
Washburn Rural High School is a public high school located in southwest Topeka, Kansas, operated by Auburn–Washburn USD 437, and serves students in grades 9–12. The school is next to Washburn Rural Middle School. In 2007, Edward Raines became ...
;Middle school
* Washburn Rural Middle School
Washburn Rural Middle School website
* Washburn Rural North Middle School (opening 2025 school year)
;Elementary schools
* Auburn Elementary, Auburn
* Farley Elementary, Topeka
* Indian Hills Elementary, Topeka
* Jay Shideler Elementary, Topeka
* Pauline Central Primary, Pauline/Montara Village
* Pauline South Intermediate, Pauline/Montara Village
* Wanamaker Elementary, Topeka
See also
* Kansas State Department of Education
The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) is a state agency responsible for administration of the state's K-12 education system. It is governed by a ten-member board, the State Board of Education, which appoints the Commissioner of Educatio ...
* Kansas State High School Activities Association
The Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) is the organization which oversees interscholastic competition in the U.S. state of Kansas at the high-school level. It oversees both athletic and non-athletic competition, and spon ...
* List of high schools in Kansas
This is a list of high schools in the state of Kansas, grouped by county.
Allen County
* Humboldt High School, Humboldt, USD 258
* Iola High School, Iola, USD 257
* Marmaton Valley High School, Moran, USD 256
Anderson County
* Anderson ...
* List of unified school districts in Kansas
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All school districts in Kansas are independent governments. Kansas has no public K-12 ...
Topeka is served by four public school districts, including:
* Seaman USD 345 (serving North Topeka)
* Auburn–Washburn USD 437 (serving west and southwest Topeka)
* Shawnee Heights USD 450
Shawnee Heights USD 450 is a Public school (government funded), public unified school district headquartered in Tecumseh, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of southeast edge of Topeka, Kansas, Topeka, Tecumseh, Kansa ...
(serving extreme east and southeast Topeka)
* Topeka USD 501 (serving inner-city Topeka)
References
External links
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School districts in Kansas
Education in Shawnee County, Kansas
Education in Topeka, Kansas
1918 establishments in Kansas
School districts established in 1918