BELLE HIGH

BELLE HIGH is one of the close-knit four-year high schools in BELLE, Missouri, run under MARIES CO. R-II, with 228 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 54% leaner than typical.

BELLE HIGH is one of 3 schools operated by MARIES CO. R-II, a district that educates 680 students overall.

Looking at the student body, BELLE HIGH lists that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder comes out to 2% multiracial. Compared to Maries County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, BELLE HIGH logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting BELLE HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 41% of students at BELLE HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BELLE 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 54.5%, a residual of +4.0 points.

In the area at large, Maries County reports that median household earnings sit near $59,455, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maries County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 927 students), of which BELLE HIGH is one.

Nearest neighbor: BELLE ELEM., around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BELLE HIGH at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 44.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. BELLE HIGH's enrollment has grew 29% since 2018, when it stood at 177 (now 228). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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