Enrollment
196
High
DISTRICT 199 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALENA R-II·NCES 291263000528
GALENA HIGH
30925 STATE HWY 413, GALENA, MO 65656 · (417) 357-6618 · Stone County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
196 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GALENA R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
31.7%
MO avg 49.5% . -23.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Missouri average is about 50 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 23 points since 2023.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
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
196
-21 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.3:1
% White
92%
was 90%
% Hispanic
3%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GALENA HIGH
GALENA HIGH, an one-room-style high school in GALENA, Missouri, operated by GALENA R-II, educates 196 students, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts it 61% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.
Within GALENA R-II, which oversees 2 schools and 398 students, GALENA HIGH is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, GALENA HIGH records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest comes out to 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Stone County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Stone County's rate of about 65%.
With demographic context factored in, GALENA HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 46.5%, a residual of -2.9 points.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Stone County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,520 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Stone County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,406 students), of which GALENA HIGH is one.
The closest other public school is GALENA-ABESVILLE ELEM., roughly 6.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GALENA HIGH at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GALENA HIGH has decreased 10%, going from 217 students in 2018 to 196 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.
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Stone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,048
Census ACS
Median income
$63,520
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,406 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- GALENA-ABESVILLE ELEM.6.2 mi · 202
- REEDS SPRING ELEMENTARY7.2 mi · 352
- REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE7.4 mi · 254
- REEDS SPRING PRIMARY7.5 mi · 284
- REEDS SPRING MIDDLE7.8 mi · 268
- CRANE HIGH7.8 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About GALENA HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at GALENA HIGH?
GALENA HIGH enrolls approximately 196 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does GALENA HIGH serve?
GALENA HIGH serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at GALENA HIGH?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at GALENA HIGH.
What is the student diversity at GALENA HIGH?
Student demographics at GALENA HIGH are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is GALENA HIGH in?
GALENA HIGH is part of GALENA R-II.
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