CRANE HIGH

CRANE HIGH is a secondary school of cozy scale in CRANE, Missouri, part of CRANE R-III, educateing 237 students in grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 53% smaller than typical.

Across the 2 schools in CRANE R-III (573 students total), CRANE HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CRANE HIGH lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Stone County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, CRANE HIGH has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting CRANE HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Stone County (around 65%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CRANE HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.3%.

In the broader community, Stone County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,520 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. CRANE HIGH is one of 16 public schools in Stone County (combined enrollment of about 3,406 students).

The closest other public school is CRANE ELEM., roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CRANE HIGH at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 53.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 12%: 269 students in 2018 compared to 237 in 2025.

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