Enrollment
301
High
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST PRAIRIE R-II·NCES 291122000388
EAST PRAIRIE HIGH
304 E WALNUT, EAST PRAIRIE, MO 63845 · (573) 649-3564 · Mississippi County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
301 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within EAST PRAIRIE R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Missouri's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
301
-20 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.6:1
% White
89%
was 95%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
5%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Mississippi County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,902
Census ACS
Median income
$48,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,730 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EAST PRAIRIE R-II
- EAST PRAIRIE ELEMElementary · 412 students
- EAST PRAIRIE MIDDLEMiddle · 290 students
Other schools in EAST PRAIRIE
- EAST PRAIRIE ELEMElementary · 412 students
- EAST PRAIRIE MIDDLEMiddle · 290 students
Nearby schools
- EAST PRAIRIE MIDDLE0.1 mi · 290
- EAST PRAIRIE ELEM0.3 mi · 412
- WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM.9.7 mi · 276
- CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL9.7 mi · 141
- CHARLESTON HIGH10.0 mi · 310
- MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY11.5 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About EAST PRAIRIE HIGHHow large is EAST PRAIRIE HIGH?
EAST PRAIRIE HIGH enrolls approximately 301 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does EAST PRAIRIE HIGH serve?
EAST PRAIRIE HIGH serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EAST PRAIRIE HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EAST PRAIRIE HIGH is approximately 13.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is EAST PRAIRIE HIGH?
EAST PRAIRIE HIGH reports a student body of 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees EAST PRAIRIE HIGH?
EAST PRAIRIE HIGH is overseen by EAST PRAIRIE R-II in Mississippi County.
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