PRE-SCHOOL / DAY CARE / PRE-KINDERGARTEN
     Two pre-schools, including one for handicapped children, and Head Start are available in the Guthrie Center Community School System along with a new pre-kindergarten. Numerous private daycare facilities exist within the community in addition to Kid Zone - a public day care facility.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS
     Guthrie Center Community School is a North Central Association accredited school system which currently operates at two sites, all located in-town; Pre-Kindergarten through sixth grade Elementary School, a seventh through eighth grade Junior High School built in 1993 and ninth through twelfth grade High School.
     
     Guthrie Center takes great pride in the educational opportunities and advantages available to the community. The students consistently rank in the nation's 90th percentile for "Basic Skills" and the "Iowa Tests of Education Development." The school system offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities. Statistics show that ninety percent of the student body participates in at least one activity and the majority of that percentile is enrolled in several programs.
     Professional Special Education, Talented and Gifted and At Risk programs are available for students who are in need of such services.