BOLIVAR HIGH

BOLIVAR HIGH is a well-populated high school in BOLIVAR, Missouri, part of BOLIVAR R-I. The school serves 831 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 66% larger than typical.

BOLIVAR R-I comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,725 students; BOLIVAR HIGH is among them.

Looking at the student body, BOLIVAR HIGH records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest reads as 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BOLIVAR HIGH has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Polk County (around 55%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BOLIVAR 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 46.4%, a residual of -4.1 points.

Around the school, Polk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,647 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Polk County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,965 students), of which BOLIVAR HIGH is one.

Nearest neighbor: BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH., around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BOLIVAR HIGH comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 57.8%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. BOLIVAR HIGH's enrollment has edged down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 881 (now 831).

In the discussion threads here, members of the BOLIVAR HIGH community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.