BUCKLIN HIGH

As a rural-scale four-year high school in BUCKLIN, Missouri, BUCKLIN HIGH enrolls 45 students from grades 6 through 12, one of the schools within BUCKLIN R-II. Enrollment runs roughly 91% smaller than the state mean of about 501.

BUCKLIN HIGH is one of 2 schools operated by BUCKLIN R-II, a district that educates 109 students overall.

Looking at the student body, BUCKLIN HIGH shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Linn County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting BUCKLIN HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 40% of students at BUCKLIN HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, census data for Linn County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,635 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. BUCKLIN HIGH is one of 13 public schools in Linn County (combined enrollment of about 2,070 students).

BUCKLIN ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. BUCKLIN HIGH's enrollment has contracted 27% since 2018, when it stood at 62 (now 45). White enrollment moved from 97% to 91% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 6.3:1 in 2018 to 5.1:1 in 2025.

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