CLIMAX SPRINGS HIGH

Located at 571 CLIMAX AVE, in CLIMAX SPRINGS, Missouri, CLIMAX SPRINGS HIGH is a minimally staffed secondary school that hosts 90 students (grades 7 through 12), part of CLIMAX SPRINGS R-IV. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so CLIMAX SPRINGS HIGH sits 82% below that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in CLIMAX SPRINGS R-IV (203 students total), CLIMAX SPRINGS HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, CLIMAX SPRINGS HIGH reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 7% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Camden County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting CLIMAX SPRINGS HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Camden County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, CLIMAX SPRINGS HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Camden County shows median household income runs about $66,387, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Camden County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,831 students), of which CLIMAX SPRINGS HIGH is one.

The closest other public school is ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. On composite proficiency, CLIMAX SPRINGS HIGH comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.8%.

CLIMAX SPRINGS HIGH operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CLIMAX SPRINGS HIGH has fell 23%, going from 117 students in 2018 to 90 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 100% to 90% over that span.

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