CHAMOIS HIGH

CHAMOIS HIGH, a rural-scale high school in CHAMOIS, Missouri, operated by OSAGE CO. R-I, educates 63 students, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts it 87% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

OSAGE CO. R-I comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 125 students; CHAMOIS HIGH is among them.

On demographics, CHAMOIS HIGH logs that nearly all students (98%) are White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, CHAMOIS HIGH records 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting CHAMOIS HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at CHAMOIS HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Osage County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CHAMOIS HIGH is in the bottom 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 49.4%; CHAMOIS HIGH posts 24.1%, -25.3 points below that line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Osage County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,681, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CHAMOIS HIGH is one of 7 public schools in Osage County (combined enrollment of about 1,460 students).

The closest other public school is OSAGE CO. ELEM., roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHAMOIS HIGH ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 59.5%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHAMOIS HIGH has edged down 20%, going from 79 students in 2018 to 63 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 6.8:1 in 2018 to 5.7:1 today.

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