BISMARCK R-V HIGH

BISMARCK R-V HIGH is one of the tight-knit four-year high schools in BISMARCK, Missouri, one of the schools within BISMARCK R-V, with 239 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 52% below typical.

BISMARCK R-V runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 446 students. BISMARCK R-V HIGH is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, BISMARCK R-V HIGH records that nearly all students (94%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with St. Francois County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, BISMARCK R-V HIGH has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of St. Francois County's rate of about 56%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BISMARCK R-V HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 51.0%, a residual of +1.6 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for St. Francois County indicate median household income runs about $57,477, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Francois County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,962 students), of which BISMARCK R-V HIGH is one.

The closest other public school is BISMARCK R-V ELEM., roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BISMARCK R-V HIGH ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.9%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 17%: 289 students in 2018 compared to 239 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On this page, the feed for BISMARCK R-V HIGH typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.