Parsons Sr High

Parsons Sr High is one of the moderately sized high schools in Parsons, Kansas, operated by Parsons, with 399 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Within Parsons, which oversees 5 schools and 1,313 students, Parsons Sr High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Parsons Sr High reports that 59% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 17% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Parsons Sr High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.5%; this one delivers 21.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Labette County put median household income runs about $56,325, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Labette County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,468 students), Parsons Sr High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Guthridge School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Parsons Sr High comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 40.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 15%: 346 students in 2018 compared to 399 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 64% to 59% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.