CLARK CO. HIGH

CLARK CO. HIGH operates as a tight-knit high school in KAHOKA, Missouri, part of CLARK CO. R-I. Current enrollment sits at 306 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so CLARK CO. HIGH sits 39% below that benchmark.

Within CLARK CO. R-I, which oversees 5 schools and 1,074 students, CLARK CO. HIGH is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CLARK CO. HIGH reports that nearly all students (96%) are White. Compared to Clark County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 55% of students at CLARK CO. HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CLARK CO. 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 58.9%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Clark County) shows that median household income runs about $51,781, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clark County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,074 students), of which CLARK CO. HIGH is one.

Nearest neighbor: EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around CLARK CO. HIGH. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CLARK CO. HIGH ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 60.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 6%: 288 students in 2018 compared to 306 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

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