DIAMOND HIGH

DIAMOND HIGH, a low-enrollment secondary school in DIAMOND, Missouri, run under DIAMOND R-IV, instructs 243 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 51% leaner than typical.

Across the 3 schools in DIAMOND R-IV (787 students total), DIAMOND HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, DIAMOND HIGH lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest breaks down as 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Newton County as a whole.

On the resource side, DIAMOND HIGH records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Newton County (around 57%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Newton County shows median household earnings sit near $66,301, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Newton County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,567 students), of which DIAMOND HIGH is one.

Nearest neighbor: DIAMOND MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around DIAMOND HIGH.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. DIAMOND HIGH's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 238 (now 243). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 90% to 82%.

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