FESTUS SR. HIGH

Set in FESTUS, Missouri, FESTUS SR. HIGH is a heavily attended 9-12 campus, run under FESTUS R-VI. It works with 1,019 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 103% larger than the state mean of about 501.

Within FESTUS R-VI, which oversees 5 schools and 3,495 students, FESTUS SR. HIGH is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FESTUS SR. HIGH records that nearly all students (87%) are White. The remainder is composed of 7% multiracial, 4% Black. Compared to Jefferson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting FESTUS SR. HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FESTUS SR. HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 61.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $82,851, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FESTUS SR. HIGH is one of 69 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 36,216 students).

FESTUS INTERMEDIATE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FESTUS SR. HIGH. On composite proficiency, FESTUS SR. HIGH comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 53.9%.

FESTUS SR. HIGH operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 25%: 816 students in 2018 compared to 1,019 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 92% to 87%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.