High Schools in Parsons

Summary:

The Parsons Senior High is the sole high school located in Parsons, Kansas. Serving grades 9-12, the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and star rating over the past few years, dropping from 139 out of 327 Kansas high schools in 2022-2023 to 244 out of 332 in 2024-2025, with a corresponding decrease in its star rating from 3 to 1.

Academically, Parsons Senior High underperforms the state averages in key metrics. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.24% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 37.93%. Similarly, the school's 10th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate of 25.83% fell short of the state average of 33.59%. The school's Science proficiency rate for 11th-grade students in 2023-2024 was 26.36%, lower than the state average of 27.37%. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate of 89.5% for 2023-2024 was slightly below the state average.

Despite these academic challenges, Parsons Senior High serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 71.88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $10,851, and its student-teacher ratio of 14.3 for 2023-2024 was slightly lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may face unique resource and staffing constraints that contribute to its academic performance concerns.

District Detail

2900 Southern
Parsons, KS 67357

(620) 421-5950

SchoolDigger Rank:
182^nd of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,313

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)		KAP Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Parsons Senior High	Public	9-12	3030 Morton	Parsons	67357	Labette County	Parsons	No	No	No	No	(620) 421-3660	399	34	11.6	66.2%	235 (58.9%)	38 (9.5%)	46 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	68 (17.0%)	29.9	244^th of 332 public high schools	26.5%		45.4	179^th of 318 public high schools	43.7%	65	30.2	30.2	25.8	25.8	$12,376	$1,389	$10,987

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
St. Hosp. Training Center Parsons	0.59 mi	1
Labette County	3.21 mi	7	84^th
Oswego	8.78 mi	3	192^nd
Erie-Galesburg	9.83 mi	3	214^th
Chetopa-St. Paul	13.56 mi	5	141^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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