Alton High

Alton High is a high school of low-enrollment scale in Alton, Missouri, part of ALTON R-IV, caters to 281 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 44% smaller than typical.

ALTON R-IV comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 571 students; Alton High is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Alton High shows that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Oregon County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Alton High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Oregon County put median household income runs about $43,069, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Oregon County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,750 students), of which Alton High is one.

Alton Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Alton High at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 44.7%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 6%: 300 students in 2018 compared to 281 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.