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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS HIGH
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Set in EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Missouri, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS HIGH is a big high school, operated by EXCELSIOR SPRINGS 40. It instructs 764 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 52% larger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.
Within EXCELSIOR SPRINGS 40, which oversees 7 schools and 2,661 students, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS HIGH is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS HIGH records that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS HIGH records 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.0%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Clay County indicate median household earnings sit near $88,468, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EXCELSIOR SPRINGS HIGH is one of 80 public schools in Clay County (combined enrollment of about 41,553 students).
The closest other public school is EXCELSIOR SPRINGS EAR CHLD CTR, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EXCELSIOR SPRINGS HIGH at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 44.2%.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS HIGH operates from a town-center location.
Five-year trend. EXCELSIOR SPRINGS HIGH's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 763 (now 764).
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