BRECKENRIDGE HIGH

BRECKENRIDGE HIGH, a very small high school in BRECKENRIDGE, Missouri, overseen by BRECKENRIDGE R-I, educates 30 students, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts it 94% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

BRECKENRIDGE R-I comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 63 students; BRECKENRIDGE HIGH is among them.

On demographics, BRECKENRIDGE HIGH records that nearly all students (90%) are White. Other groups include 10% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, BRECKENRIDGE HIGH has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.0:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Caldwell County's rate of about 49%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Caldwell County put median household earnings sit near $64,806, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Caldwell County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,441 students), of which BRECKENRIDGE HIGH is one.

Nearest neighbor: BRECKENRIDGE ELEM., around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BRECKENRIDGE HIGH has fell 6%, going from 32 students in 2018 to 30 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 97% to 90% over that span.

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