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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the FARMINGTON SR. HIGH administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,354
High
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON R-VII·NCES 291191000440
FARMINGTON SR. HIGH
1 BLACK KNIGHT DR, FARMINGTON, MO 63640 · (573) 701-1310 · St. Francois County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,354 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
619 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below 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
1,354
+161 (+13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.5:1
% White
95%
was 93%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FARMINGTON SR. HIGH
As a high-enrollment high school in FARMINGTON, Missouri, FARMINGTON SR. HIGH enrolls 1,354 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by FARMINGTON R-VII. Enrollment runs roughly 170% bigger than the state mean of about 501.
FARMINGTON R-VII comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,937 students; FARMINGTON SR. HIGH is among them.
Looking at the student body, FARMINGTON SR. HIGH logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest breaks down as 3% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, FARMINGTON SR. HIGH reports 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than St. Francois County's rate of about 56%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FARMINGTON SR. HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.4%, the actual is 41.5%, a residual of -8.9 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for St. Francois County put median household earnings sit near $57,477, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across St. Francois County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,962 students), FARMINGTON SR. HIGH is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: TRUMAN LEARNING CENTER, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around FARMINGTON SR. HIGH. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FARMINGTON SR. HIGH ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.7%.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. FARMINGTON SR. HIGH's enrollment has grew 13% since 2018, when it stood at 1,193 (now 1,354).
On allk12, the feed for FARMINGTON SR. HIGH typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
St. Francois County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,999
Census ACS
Median income
$57,477
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
9,962 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FARMINGTON R-VII
- FARMINGTON MIDDLEMiddle · 557 students
- LINCOLN INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 521 students
- TRUMAN LEARNING CENTERElementary · 403 students
- ROOSEVELT ELEM.Elementary · 387 students
- WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ELEM.Elementary · 363 students
- JEFFERSON ELEM.Elementary · 343 students
Other schools in FARMINGTON
- FARMINGTON MIDDLEMiddle · 557 students
- LINCOLN INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 521 students
- TRUMAN LEARNING CENTERElementary · 403 students
- ROOSEVELT ELEM.Elementary · 387 students
- WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ELEM.Elementary · 363 students
- JEFFERSON ELEM.Elementary · 343 students
Nearby schools
- TRUMAN LEARNING CENTER0.8 mi · 403
- WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ELEM.1.0 mi · 363
- FARMINGTON MIDDLE1.4 mi · 557
- JEFFERSON ELEM.1.5 mi · 343
- LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE1.5 mi · 521
- ROOSEVELT ELEM.1.5 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About FARMINGTON SR. HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at FARMINGTON SR. HIGH?
FARMINGTON SR. HIGH enrolls approximately 1,354 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does FARMINGTON SR. HIGH serve?
FARMINGTON SR. HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at FARMINGTON SR. HIGH?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at FARMINGTON SR. HIGH.
What is the racial breakdown of students at FARMINGTON SR. HIGH?
At FARMINGTON SR. HIGH, the student body is approximately 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees FARMINGTON SR. HIGH?
FARMINGTON SR. HIGH is overseen by FARMINGTON R-VII in St. Francois County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.