Enrollment
399
High
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARSONS·NCES 201056001487
Parsons Sr High
3030 Morton, Parsons, KS 67357 · (620) 421-3660 · Labette County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Kansas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
264 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 102 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 119 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 89 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 89 | 22% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Parsons. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
30.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
25.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.2% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 24.7% | 22.2% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Parsons Sr High
Parsons Sr High's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons Sr High this school | 399 | 66.2% | 21.6% |
| Independence Sr High Independence | 550 | 66.2% | 37.7% |
| Atchison High School Atchison | 419 | 57.8% | 20.3% |
| Pittsburg High Pittsburg | 1,033 | 64.9% | 21.8% |
| Field Kindley High Coffeyville | 451 | 71.2% | 14.7% |
| El Dorado High El Dorado | 543 | 62.4% | 15.8% |
Matched among Kansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Parsons Sr High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #209 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #200 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #201 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #98 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #56 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #26 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #29 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.3% | #15 of 75 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
399
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 399 | 34.2 | 11.7:1 | 66% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 28.9 | 14.4:1 | 72% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 28.9 | 13.6:1 | 68% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 64% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 29.2 | 11.8:1 | 66% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 31 | 11.7:1 | 64% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 32 | 12.0:1 | 59% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 531 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 32% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 34 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parsons Sr High.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (346 to 399); teachers up 17% (29.2 to 34.2).
About Parsons Sr High
Parsons Sr High is a mid-sized high school in Kansas, with an address in Parsons. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 399 students enrolled.
Parsons Sr High reports to Parsons, which has 5 schools and 1,313 students.
The student body at Parsons Sr High is 59% White. After that, the student body is 17% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 3% Native American. Among all residents of Labette County, the White share is about 84%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
Classroom staffing at Parsons Sr High totals 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.7:1. It is about the same as the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Parsons Sr High is about 66%. That is in line with the 65% average for public schools in Labette County.
Parsons Sr High earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 36% of Kansas public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Parsons Sr High falls in the middle 80% of Kansas schools: 21.6% actual against 30.5% predicted.
The county, Labette County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $56,325 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Parsons Sr High, Labette County has 18 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Guthridge School is closest at about 0.2 miles. Parsons Sr High is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 40.4%, higher than Parsons Sr High's 21.6%.
Parsons Sr High has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 402 to 399, a small change. By 2024-25, the school had 11.7 students per teacher, compared with 13.4 in 2020-21.
Parsons Sr High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Labette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,869
Census ACS
Median income
$56,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Parsons
- Parsons Middle SchoolMiddle · 273 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Guthridge SchoolElementary · 203 students
- Garfield SchoolElementary · 176 students
Other schools in Parsons
- Meadowview ElemElementary · 367 students
- Parsons Middle SchoolMiddle · 273 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Guthridge SchoolElementary · 203 students
- Garfield SchoolElementary · 176 students
- Service Valley Charter AcademyElementary · 106 students
Nearby schools
- Guthridge School0.2 mi · 203
- Parsons Middle School0.6 mi · 273
- St. Hosp. Training Center Parsons1.2 mi · 14
- Lincoln School1.4 mi · 262
- Garfield School1.5 mi · 176
- Meadowview Elem2.6 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Parsons Sr HighHow large is Parsons Sr High?
Parsons Sr High enrolls approximately 399 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Parsons Sr High serve?
Parsons Sr High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Parsons Sr High?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Parsons Sr High.
How diverse is Parsons Sr High?
Parsons Sr High reports a student body of 59% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Parsons Sr High?
Parsons Sr High is overseen by Parsons in Labette County.
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