Total enrollment
451
-71 (-14%) vs SY 2017-18
2 schools in Guthrie Center
Iowa · Public K-12
Guthrie Center sits inside Iowa and runs 2 public K-12 schools, serving about 451 students between them, an average of 226 per campus.
7-year change in Guthrie Center
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
2
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
89%
was 92%
% Hispanic
7%
was 5%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie Center Elementary School | Elementary | PK-06 | 253 |
| Guthrie Center High School | High | 09-12 | 198 |
About Guthrie Center
Guthrie Center is a small Iowa city in terms of public-school footprint, with 2 schools and 451 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city spans 1 elementary, and 1 high.
Schools in Guthrie Center average about 226 students each, 40% noticeably below the Iowa norm.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 14%: 522 students in SY 2017-18 versus 451 in SY 2024-25. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 92% to 89% over the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Guthrie Center discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.