Summary:
The Parsons area has only one high school, Parsons Senior High, which has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas high schools over the past three school years. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science have been below the state averages for 10th and 11th grade students.
Parsons Senior High has a student enrollment of 394 and a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 67.77%, indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $10,851, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2022-2023 school year was 13.6, slightly lower than the state average.
Despite the relatively high funding and resources, Parsons Senior High's academic performance has not shown significant improvement, suggesting the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and teaching strategies to better support student learning. The consistent underperformance and high poverty rates at the school warrant further investigation and targeted interventions to address the root causes of the school's challenges.
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