The Auburn-Washburn School District serves nearly 6,150 students in 128 square miles located in southwest Topeka. There are 7 K-6 elementary schools that, on average, serve about 500 students that feed into Washburn Rural Middle School, a 7th and 8th grade building that serves just under 1,000 students, that feeds into Washburn Rural High School, a comprehensive 6A high school that serves just under 2,000 students. There is also an early childhood center and 2 alternative learning centers.