Guthrie Center High School

Guthrie Center High School operates as a tight-knit four-year high school in Guthrie Center, Iowa, part of Guthrie Center Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 198 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 58% leaner than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 468 students.

Guthrie Center Comm School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 451 students. Guthrie Center High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Guthrie Center High School shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic. Compared to Guthrie County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Guthrie Center High School shows 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Guthrie County (around 35%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Guthrie Center High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 81.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Guthrie County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,711, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Guthrie Center High School is one of 9 public schools in Guthrie County (combined enrollment of about 1,858 students).

Nearest neighbor: Guthrie Center Elementary School, around 1.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Guthrie Center High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 73.5%.

Guthrie Center High School operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Guthrie Center High School's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 233 (now 198). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 3% to 7%.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.