Enrollment
170
High
DISTRICT 166 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON CITY R-II·NCES 290312000019
APPLETON CITY HIGH
408 W 4TH, APPLETON CITY, MO 64724 · (660) 476-2118 · St. Clair County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
70 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 32 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 27 | 16% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within APPLETON CITY R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.6%
MO avg 44.9% . -2.8pp since 2021
Math
22.0%
MO avg 43.8% . -13.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 13 points.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.6% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 24.1% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.4% | 35.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like APPLETON CITY HIGH
APPLETON CITY HIGH's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLETON CITY HIGH this school | 170 | 41.2% | 23.9% |
| PUTNAM CO. HIGH UNIONVILLE | 175 | 42.3% | 65.2% |
| PENNEY HIGH HAMILTON | 186 | 39.8% | 32.4% |
| TARKIO JH AND HIGH SCHOOL TARKIO | 176 | 43.8% | 37.0% |
| ORAN HIGH SCHOOL ORAN | 165 | 40.0% | 48.1% |
| TIPTON HIGH TIPTON | 185 | 40.5% | 36.0% |
Matched among Missouri high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where APPLETON CITY HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #366 of 443 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #355 of 453 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #320 of 382 ▲ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.1pp | #31 of 231 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 170 | #375 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #264 of 455 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
170
-11 (-6%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 234
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 10.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 170 | 19.3 | 8.8:1 | 41% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 18.2 | 8.7:1 | 39% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 177 | 15.7 | 11.3:1 | 34% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | 18 | 10.1:1 | 44% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 195 | 17.3 | 11.3:1 | 62% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 17 | 12.3:1 | 62% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 194 | 18 | 10.8:1 | 46% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 224 | 20 | 11.2:1 | 36% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 234 | 17 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for APPLETON CITY HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (195 to 170); teachers up 12% (17.3 to 19.3).
About APPLETON CITY HIGH
APPLETON CITY HIGH is one of the public schools in APPLETON CITY, Missouri. It is a small high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 170 students in grades 7 through 12. The average for high schools in Missouri is about 501 students, so this school is 66% smaller than average.
APPLETON CITY HIGH is one school in APPLETON CITY R-II, a system of 2 schools with 331 students.
Federal enrollment data show APPLETON CITY HIGH is 94% White. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 94% White share among all St. Clair County residents. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 19.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 8.8:1. On average, high schools in Missouri have 12.2:1, compared with 8.8:1 here. Around 41% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 57% average among public schools in St. Clair County.
APPLETON CITY HIGH is in the bottom 10% of Missouri schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.5%. The school's actual rate is 23.9%, 20.6 points lower.
County data help place the school in context: in St. Clair County, the median household income is $53,043, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. St. Clair County is home to 7 public schools and about 1,338 public school students.
APPLETON CITY ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of APPLETON CITY HIGH, there are 2 other public schools. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, APPLETON CITY HIGH ranks 5th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, APPLETON CITY HIGH's enrollment declined 6%, to 170. By 2024-25, the school had 8.8 students per teacher, compared with 10.1 in 2020-21.
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St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,587
Census ACS
Median income
$53,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,338 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in APPLETON CITY
- APPLETON CITY ELEM.Elementary · 161 students
- HUDSON ELEM.Elementary · 55 students
Nearby schools
- APPLETON CITY ELEM.0.0 mi · 161
- HUDSON ELEM.2.3 mi · 55
- MONTROSE ELEM.5.4 mi · 17
- MONTROSE HIGH5.4 mi · 45
- NORTHEAST VERNON CO. R-I ELEM.12.6 mi · 94
- Davis Elem.12.9 mi · 42
Frequently asked questions
About APPLETON CITY HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at APPLETON CITY HIGH?
APPLETON CITY HIGH enrolls approximately 170 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does APPLETON CITY HIGH serve?
APPLETON CITY HIGH serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at APPLETON CITY HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at APPLETON CITY HIGH is approximately 8.8:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at APPLETON CITY HIGH?
Student demographics at APPLETON CITY HIGH are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is APPLETON CITY HIGH in?
APPLETON CITY HIGH is part of APPLETON CITY R-II.
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