DONIPHAN HIGH

Located at 5 BALL PARK RD, in DONIPHAN, Missouri, DONIPHAN HIGH is a reasonably sized 9-12 campus that works with 487 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by DONIPHAN R-I.

Within DONIPHAN R-I, which oversees 4 schools and 1,499 students, DONIPHAN HIGH is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, DONIPHAN HIGH logs that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder reads as 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Ripley County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, DONIPHAN HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Ripley County indicate median household earnings sit near $42,037, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ripley County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,118 students), DONIPHAN HIGH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CURRENT RIVER SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, DONIPHAN HIGH comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 55.8%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 9%: 447 students in 2018 compared to 487 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 95% to 91% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.