📍 300 South 14th Street, Parsons, Labette County, 67357
Garfield School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Parsons, Labette County. The school has 190 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Parsons school district. It serves grades 2–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Garfield School enrolls 190 students across grades 2–3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 16% Two or more races and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 116 | 61% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 10% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
154 of the school's 190 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 142 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Garfield 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.
Garfield 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 190 students, Garfield 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