CLOPTON HIGH

Set in CLARKSVILLE, Missouri, CLOPTON HIGH is an one-room-style 9-12 campus, overseen by PIKE CO. R-III. It caters to 137 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 73% below the state mean of about 501.

Within PIKE CO. R-III, which oversees 3 schools and 448 students, CLOPTON HIGH is one campus in the system.

On demographics, CLOPTON HIGH records that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Pike County (around 49%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Pike County indicate median household income runs about $54,989, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CLOPTON HIGH is one of 14 public schools in Pike County (combined enrollment of about 2,424 students).

Nearest neighbor: CLOPTON ELEM., around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around CLOPTON HIGH.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 35%: 210 students in 2018 compared to 137 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share grew from 92% to 96%.

On this page, members of the CLOPTON HIGH community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.