Enrollment
149
High
DISTRICT 199 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BILLINGS R-IV·NCES 290507000066
BILLINGS SR. HIGH
118 W MT VERNON, BILLINGS, MO 65610 · (417) 744-2551 · Christian County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL149 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
67 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 BILLINGS R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
83.4%
MO avg 49.5% . +19.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 83 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 20 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
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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
149
-49 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 13.7:1
% White
91%
was 93%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BILLINGS SR. HIGH
BILLINGS SR. HIGH operates as a rural-scale 9-12 campus in BILLINGS, Missouri, one of the schools within BILLINGS R-IV. Current enrollment sits at 149 students spanning grades 7 through 12. That puts it 70% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.
Within BILLINGS R-IV, which oversees 2 schools and 398 students, BILLINGS SR. HIGH is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, BILLINGS SR. HIGH lists that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 4% Hispanic, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Christian County as a whole.
On the resource side, On paper, BILLINGS SR. HIGH has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.7:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Christian County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BILLINGS SR. HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.7%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Christian County put the typical household earns roughly $83,437 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BILLINGS SR. HIGH is one of 33 public schools in Christian County (combined enrollment of about 16,175 students).
Nearest neighbor: BILLINGS ELEM., around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BILLINGS SR. HIGH comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 52.1%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Five-year trend. BILLINGS SR. HIGH's enrollment has decreased 25% since 2018, when it stood at 198 (now 149). Class-load math has tightened: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.
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Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,915
Census ACS
Median income
$83,437
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
16,175 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- BILLINGS ELEM.0.0 mi · 249
- CLEVER ELEM.5.0 mi · 871
- MARIONVILLE HIGH5.1 mi · 208
- CLEVER HIGH5.3 mi · 397
- MCCULLOCH ELEMENTARY6.1 mi · 468
- SCHOFIELD ELEMENTARY6.1 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About BILLINGS SR. HIGHHow many students attend BILLINGS SR. HIGH?
BILLINGS SR. HIGH enrolls approximately 149 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does BILLINGS SR. HIGH serve?
BILLINGS SR. HIGH serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at BILLINGS SR. HIGH?
Approximately 8.7:1 students per teacher at BILLINGS SR. HIGH.
What is the student diversity at BILLINGS SR. HIGH?
Student demographics at BILLINGS SR. HIGH are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is BILLINGS SR. HIGH in?
BILLINGS SR. HIGH is part of BILLINGS R-IV.
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