BRONAUGH HIGH

BRONAUGH HIGH is one of the micro-enrollment senior highs in BRONAUGH, Missouri, run under BRONAUGH R-VII, with 65 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 87% leaner than the state mean of about 501.

Across the 2 schools in BRONAUGH R-VII (169 students total), BRONAUGH HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, BRONAUGH HIGH reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest looks like 3% Hispanic. Compared to Vernon County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, BRONAUGH HIGH has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.3:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Vernon County's rate of about 55%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BRONAUGH HIGH is in the bottom 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 50.4%; BRONAUGH HIGH posts 25.6%, -24.8 points below that line.

In the area at large, Vernon County reports that median household income runs about $52,230, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Vernon County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,938 students), of which BRONAUGH HIGH is one.

The closest other public school is BRONAUGH ELEM., roughly 0.0 miles away. 6 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 BRONAUGH HIGH at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 60.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. BRONAUGH HIGH's enrollment has contracted 22% since 2018, when it stood at 83 (now 65). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 today.

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