EAST PRAIRIE HIGH

Set in EAST PRAIRIE, Missouri, EAST PRAIRIE HIGH is a low-enrollment 9-12 campus, one of the schools within EAST PRAIRIE R-II. It educates 301 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 40% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

Within EAST PRAIRIE R-II, which oversees 3 schools and 1,003 students, EAST PRAIRIE HIGH is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, EAST PRAIRIE HIGH records that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 5% Black, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, EAST PRAIRIE HIGH has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. 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, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, EAST PRAIRIE HIGH is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 70.5%, a residual of +21.1 points.

Around the school, Mississippi County reports that median household income runs about $48,160, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Mississippi County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,730 students), EAST PRAIRIE HIGH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: EAST PRAIRIE MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around EAST PRAIRIE HIGH. On composite proficiency, EAST PRAIRIE HIGH comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.4%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 321 students in 2018 compared to 301 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 95% to 89%.

On allk12, the feed for EAST PRAIRIE HIGH typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.