Guthridge School

Guthridge School is a cozy primary school in Parsons, Kansas, run under Parsons. The school instructs 203 students in grades 4 through 5. That puts it 35% leaner than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Across the 5 schools in Parsons (1,313 students total), Guthridge School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Guthridge School shows that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 15% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 11% Black. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Guthridge School logs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Guthridge School ranks in the top 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 27.5%; Guthridge School posts 47.5%, +20.0 points above that line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Labette County indicate the typical household earns roughly $56,325 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Labette County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,468 students), of which Guthridge School is one.

Parsons Sr High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Guthridge School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 35.2%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 4%: 196 students in 2018 compared to 203 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 9% to 15% across the same window.

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