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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
22.2%
MO avg 49.5% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Missouri average is about 50 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
170
-25 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 11.3:1
% White
94%
was 94%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About APPLETON CITY HIGH
As an one-room-style 9-12 campus in APPLETON CITY, Missouri, APPLETON CITY HIGH works with 170 students from grades 7 through 12, run under APPLETON CITY R-II. That puts it 66% leaner than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.
APPLETON CITY HIGH is one of 2 schools operated by APPLETON CITY R-II, a district that caters to 331 students overall.
Demographically, APPLETON CITY HIGH lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). The remainder breaks down as 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with St. Clair County as a whole.
On the resource side, APPLETON CITY HIGH reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting APPLETON CITY HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against St. Clair County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, APPLETON CITY HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 41.0%, a residual of -9.5 points.
Zooming out to the county, St. Clair County reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,043 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. APPLETON CITY HIGH is one of 7 public schools in St. Clair County (combined enrollment of about 1,338 students).
The closest other public school is APPLETON CITY ELEM., roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts APPLETON CITY HIGH at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 53.7%.
APPLETON CITY HIGH operates from a countryside location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at APPLETON CITY HIGH has edged down 13%, going from 195 students in 2018 to 170 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.
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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 HIGH5.4 mi · 45
- MONTROSE ELEM.5.4 mi · 17
- 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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