Enrollment
135
High
DISTRICT 139 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKTON C-4·NCES 290912000269
CLARKTON HIGH
HWY 162, CLARKTON, MO 63837 · (573) 448-3712 · Dunklin County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL135 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Missouri public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
135 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 30 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 25 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 16% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CLARKTON C-4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
17.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +0.9pp since 2021
Math
15.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -4.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.6% | 15.2% |
| 2023-24 | 15.6% | 13.6% |
| 2022-23 | 20.3% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 16.7% | 19.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 →
Schools most like CLARKTON HIGH
CLARKTON HIGH's state test result (13.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKTON HIGH this school | 135 | 100.0% | 13.3% |
| SOUTHLAND HIGH CARDWELL | 112 | 100.0% | 10.3% |
| SENATH-HORNERSVILLE HIGH SCHOO SENATH | 205 | 100.0% | 46.5% |
| HOLCOMB HIGH HOLCOMB | 194 | 100.0% | 31.9% |
| HANCOCK SR. HIGH ST LOUIS | 369 | 100.0% | 45.1% |
| KENNETT HIGH KENNETT | 493 | 100.0% | 22.8% |
Matched among Missouri high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CLARKTON HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Dunklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #422 of 443 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #402 of 453 ▲ 8 | #4 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #366 of 382 ▲ 2 | #6 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #77 of 231 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 135 | #411 of 561 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #19 of 455 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
135
-14 (-9%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 174
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 135 | 12.8 | 10.6:1 | 100% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 139 | 12.9 | 10.8:1 | 98% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 131 | 11.3 | 11.6:1 | 66% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 149 | 10 | 14.9:1 | 98% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 136 | 11.4 | 12.0:1 | 100% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 151 | 11 | 13.7:1 | 100% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 151 | 10 | 15.1:1 | 79% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 134 | 11 | 12.2:1 | 84% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 174 | 12 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLARKTON HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (136 to 135); teachers up 13% (11.4 to 12.8).
About CLARKTON HIGH
A very small high school in CLARKTON, Missouri, CLARKTON HIGH is part of CLARKTON C-4. It is open to students in grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 135 students. High schools in Missouri have about 501 students on average; enrollment here is 73% lower.
Enrollment across the 2 schools in CLARKTON C-4 totals 278 students.
More than half of enrollment at CLARKTON HIGH is White: 59%. Next come 27% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 76% White. The diversity index for CLARKTON HIGH is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.6:1. High schools in Missouri average 12.2:1, 1.6 more students per teacher than here. CLARKTON HIGH has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%. The figure for public schools in Dunklin County is close, at 100%.
Among Missouri public high schools, CLARKTON HIGH outscored 18%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
In Missouri, CLARKTON HIGH is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 13.3% actual against a predicted 22.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Dunklin County show that median household income comes to about $47,849, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The county's public schools total 21, with about 4,864 students.
Of the public schools around it, CLARKTON HIGH is closest to CLARKTON ELEM., less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. CLARKTON HIGH's average proficiency of 13.3% compares with 52.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place CLARKTON HIGH in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's student count decreased 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.9 to 10.6 over 4 years.
CLARKTON HIGH has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Dunklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,493
Census ACS
Median income
$47,849
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,864 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLARKTON
- CLARKTON ELEM.Elementary · 143 students
- BOOTHEEL SCHOOLCombined · 26 students
Nearby schools
- CLARKTON ELEM.0.0 mi · 143
- BOOTHEEL SCHOOL0.2 mi · 26
- GIDEON ELEM.2.6 mi · 115
- GIDEON HIGH2.6 mi · 102
- HOLCOMB HIGH4.9 mi · 194
- HOLCOMB ELEM.4.9 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About CLARKTON HIGHHow large is CLARKTON HIGH?
CLARKTON HIGH enrolls approximately 135 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does CLARKTON HIGH serve?
CLARKTON HIGH serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at CLARKTON HIGH?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at CLARKTON HIGH.
How diverse is CLARKTON HIGH?
CLARKTON HIGH reports a student body of 59% White, 27% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees CLARKTON HIGH?
CLARKTON HIGH is overseen by CLARKTON C-4 in Dunklin County.
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