FAIR PLAY HIGH

FAIR PLAY HIGH operates as a tiny 9-12 campus in FAIR PLAY, Missouri, overseen by FAIR PLAY R-II. Current enrollment sits at 119 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 76% smaller than typical.

Within FAIR PLAY R-II, which oversees 3 schools and 350 students, FAIR PLAY HIGH is one campus in the system.

Demographically, FAIR PLAY HIGH records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Polk County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Polk County's rate of about 55%.

After controlling for student poverty, FAIR PLAY HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 48.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Polk County) shows that median household income runs about $59,647, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. FAIR PLAY HIGH is one of 21 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 4,965 students).

LITTLE STINGERS PRESCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around FAIR PLAY HIGH. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FAIR PLAY HIGH at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 52.6%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. FAIR PLAY HIGH's enrollment has edged down 35% since 2018, when it stood at 182 (now 119). The White share of enrollment declined from 98% to 93% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.