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Enrollment
597
High
DISTRICT 510 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELDON R-I·NCES 291134000402
ELDON HIGH
101 S PINE ST, ELDON, MO 65026 · (573) 392-8010 · Miller County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
303 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
88.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+38.4pp
above demographic expectation
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
597
+45 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 15.1:1
% White
95%
was 94%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ELDON HIGH
Located at 101 S PINE ST, in ELDON, Missouri, ELDON HIGH is a medium-sized 9-12 campus that teaches 597 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by ELDON R-I.
Within ELDON R-I, which oversees 4 schools and 2,038 students, ELDON HIGH is one campus in the system.
On demographics, ELDON HIGH records that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. Roughly 51% of students at ELDON HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, ELDON HIGH ranks in the top 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 50.3%; ELDON HIGH posts 88.7%, +38.4 points above that line.
Across the wider county, Miller County reports that median household earnings sit near $56,736, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. ELDON HIGH is one of 16 public schools in Miller County (combined enrollment of about 5,092 students).
Nearest neighbor: DOGWOOD HILLS SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ELDON HIGH comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.2%.
ELDON HIGH operates from a town-center location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ELDON HIGH has expanded 8%, going from 552 students in 2018 to 597 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.
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Miller County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,269
Census ACS
Median income
$56,736
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,092 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ELDON R-I
- SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 552 students
- ELDON UPPER ELEM.Elementary · 475 students
- ELDON MIDDLEMiddle · 414 students
- ELDON CAREER CTR.High
Other schools in ELDON
- SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 552 students
- ELDON UPPER ELEM.Elementary · 475 students
- ELDON MIDDLEMiddle · 414 students
- DOGWOOD HILLS SCHOOLCombined · 16 students
- ELDON CAREER CTR.High
Nearby schools
- DOGWOOD HILLS SCHOOL0.1 mi · 16
- SOUTH ELEM.0.7 mi · 552
- ELDON UPPER ELEM.0.7 mi · 475
- ELDON MIDDLE1.0 mi · 414
- HIGH POINT ELEM.9.4 mi · 83
- EUGENE HIGH10.2 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About ELDON HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at ELDON HIGH?
ELDON HIGH enrolls approximately 597 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does ELDON HIGH serve?
ELDON HIGH serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ELDON HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ELDON HIGH is approximately 18.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ELDON HIGH?
Student demographics at ELDON HIGH are roughly 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is ELDON HIGH public or private?
ELDON HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by ELDON R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.