CABOOL HIGH

As a low-enrollment senior high in CABOOL, Missouri, CABOOL HIGH teaches 209 students from grades 9 through 12, part of CABOOL R-IV. That puts it 58% leaner than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

CABOOL R-IV runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 725 students. CABOOL HIGH is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, CABOOL HIGH reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, CABOOL HIGH lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Texas County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CABOOL HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 42.4%, a residual of -7.0 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Texas County) reports that median household earnings sit near $50,036, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. CABOOL HIGH is one of 16 public schools in Texas County (combined enrollment of about 3,571 students).

Nearest neighbor: CABOOL ELEM., around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around CABOOL HIGH. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CABOOL HIGH at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 46.7%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. CABOOL HIGH's enrollment has contracted 14% since 2018, when it stood at 242 (now 209). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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