Service Valley Charter Academy

Service Valley Charter Academy is a primary school of micro-enrollment scale in Parsons, Kansas, one of the schools within Oswego, teacheing 106 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 66% smaller than the state mean of about 313.

Across the 3 schools in Oswego (479 students total), Service Valley Charter Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Service Valley Charter Academy logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). The remainder comes out to 12% multiracial, 4% Black. Compared to Labette County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Service Valley Charter Academy lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Service Valley Charter Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Service Valley Charter Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.1%.

Around the school, Labette County reports that the typical household earns roughly $56,325 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Service Valley Charter Academy is one of 18 public schools in Labette County (combined enrollment of about 3,468 students).

Nearest neighbor: Garfield School, around 7.5 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Service Valley Charter Academy ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.2%.

Service Valley Charter Academy operates from an outlying location. As a public charter, Service Valley Charter Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 23%: 137 students in 2018 compared to 106 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 9% to 2% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Service Valley Charter Academy typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.