ATLANTA HIGH

As a tiny high school in ATLANTA, Missouri, ATLANTA HIGH instructs 88 students from grades 7 through 12, one of the schools within ATLANTA C-3. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 82% leaner than typical.

ATLANTA C-3 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 200 students; ATLANTA HIGH is among them.

On the student-mix side, ATLANTA HIGH reports that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest reads as 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, ATLANTA HIGH shows 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Macon County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, ATLANTA HIGH sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 50.6%; actual is 28.0%, a gap of -22.6 points.

In the area at large, Macon County reports that median household earnings sit near $62,357, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. ATLANTA HIGH is one of 15 public schools in Macon County (combined enrollment of about 2,015 students).

The closest other public school is ATLANTA ELEM., roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ATLANTA HIGH at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 93 students in 2018 compared to 88 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 100% to 94% across the same window.

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