CLARKTON HIGH

CLARKTON HIGH is one of the minimally staffed 9-12 campuss in CLARKTON, Missouri, operated by CLARKTON C-4, with 135 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so CLARKTON HIGH sits 73% smaller than that benchmark.

Within CLARKTON C-4, which oversees 2 schools and 278 students, CLARKTON HIGH is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CLARKTON HIGH lists that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 27% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, CLARKTON HIGH is in the bottom 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 49.4%; CLARKTON HIGH posts 28.7%, -20.7 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Dunklin County shows median household income runs about $47,849, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CLARKTON HIGH is one of 21 public schools in Dunklin County (combined enrollment of about 4,864 students).

CLARKTON ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around CLARKTON HIGH. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CLARKTON HIGH ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. CLARKTON HIGH's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 136 (now 135). The White share of enrollment contracted from 76% to 59% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.

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