📍 1020 South 31st Street, Parsons, Labette County, 67357
Guthridge School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Parsons, Labette County. The school has 186 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Parsons school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Guthridge School enrolls 186 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 20% Two or more races and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 106 | 57% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 8.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
147 of the school's 186 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 126 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Guthridge School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 15, state house district 7.
Guthridge School is one of 5 schools in Parsons, based in Parsons, Kansas. The district serves 1,317 students district-wide and employs 104 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 186 students, Guthridge School is smaller than the district average of about 263 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote