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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNKER R-III·NCES 290617000156

BUNKER HIGH

HWY 72 EAGLE PRIDE DRIVE, BUNKER, MO 63629 · (573) 689-2211 · Reynolds County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL123 STUDENTS
Enrollment
123
High
DISTRICT 114 · STATE 501
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
67 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
19
Grade 7
18
Grade 8
19
Grade 9
18
Grade 10
12
Grade 11
23
Grade 12
14
Student demographics
White
11896%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
22%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9%
Asian
32%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
6452%
Female
5948%

School pathway

Feeds from
BUNKER ELEM.PK05
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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
18.2%
MO avg 49.5% . -78.0pp since 2023
Math
1.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -98.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 1 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 78 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 98 points.

Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
123
+1 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 13.7:1
% White
96%
was 98%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About BUNKER HIGH

Set in BUNKER, Missouri, BUNKER HIGH is a minimally staffed four-year high school, overseen by BUNKER R-III. It teaches 123 students across grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so BUNKER HIGH sits 75% leaner than that benchmark.

BUNKER HIGH is one of 2 schools operated by BUNKER R-III, a district that teaches 228 students overall.

Demographically, BUNKER HIGH records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Beyond that, the school records 2% Asian.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, BUNKER HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 61.9%.

Across the wider county, Reynolds County reports that median household income runs about $45,028, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Reynolds County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 854 students), of which BUNKER HIGH is one.

Nearest neighbor: BUNKER ELEM., around 0.0 miles off. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BUNKER HIGH ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.6%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BUNKER HIGH has stayed largely flat, going from 122 students in 2018 to 123 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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Reynolds County at a glance

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Population
6,010
Census ACS
Median income
$45,028
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
854 students

Quick facts

School name
BUNKER HIGH
District
BUNKER R-III
Address
HWY 72 EAGLE PRIDE DRIVE, BUNKER, MO 63629
Phone
(573) 689-2211
County
Reynolds County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
123
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
67 (54%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
290617000156
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BUNKER HIGH
How many students attend BUNKER HIGH?
BUNKER HIGH enrolls approximately 123 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does BUNKER HIGH serve?
BUNKER HIGH serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does BUNKER HIGH have?
BUNKER HIGH employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at BUNKER HIGH?
Student demographics at BUNKER HIGH are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian.
Is BUNKER HIGH public or private?
BUNKER HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by BUNKER R-III.
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