FORDLAND HIGH

FORDLAND HIGH, a tiny 9-12 campus in FORDLAND, Missouri, run under FORDLAND R-III, caters to 200 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so FORDLAND HIGH sits 60% below that benchmark.

FORDLAND HIGH is one of 3 schools operated by FORDLAND R-III, a district that hosts 650 students overall.

In terms of who attends, FORDLAND HIGH lists that nearly all students (90%) are White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Webster County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Webster County (around 45%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FORDLAND HIGH is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.7%; this one delivers 72.9%, a residual of +22.2 points.

In the broader community, census data for Webster County shows median household income runs about $71,155, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Webster County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,210 students), of which FORDLAND HIGH is one.

FORDLAND MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FORDLAND HIGH ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 22%: 164 students in 2018 compared to 200 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 100% to 90% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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