CROCKER HIGH

Set in CROCKER, Missouri, CROCKER HIGH is a compact high school, operated by CROCKER R-II. It instructs 296 students across grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so CROCKER HIGH sits 41% leaner than that benchmark.

Within CROCKER R-II, which oversees 2 schools and 532 students, CROCKER HIGH is one campus in the system.

Demographically, CROCKER HIGH logs that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, CROCKER HIGH has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 18% of students at CROCKER HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Pulaski County (around 44%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, CROCKER HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Pulaski County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,466 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Pulaski County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,884 students), of which CROCKER HIGH is one.

CROCKER ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around CROCKER HIGH. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CROCKER HIGH ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 48.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 13%: 263 students in 2018 compared to 296 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 95% to 91%. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the CROCKER HIGH community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.