📍 1916 e G Ave, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, 49004
Parchment High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County. The school has 434 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Parchment School District school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Parchment High School enrolls 434 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 11% Two or more races and 8.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 316 | 73% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 8.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
208 of the school's 434 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 192 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Parchment High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI-40, state senate district 20, state house district 66.
Parchment High School is one of 6 schools in Parchment School District, based in KALAMAZOO, Michigan. The district serves 1,567 students district-wide and employs 94 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 434 students, Parchment High School is larger than the district average of about 261 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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