GALLATIN HIGH

Set in GALLATIN, Missouri, GALLATIN HIGH is an one-room-style 9-12 campus, run under GALLATIN R-V. It serves 148 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 70% smaller than typical.

Within GALLATIN R-V, which oversees 3 schools and 547 students, GALLATIN HIGH is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, GALLATIN HIGH logs that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Compared to Daviess County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, GALLATIN HIGH has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting GALLATIN HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 33% of students at GALLATIN HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Daviess County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, GALLATIN HIGH sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.6%; actual is 73.8%, +23.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Daviess County) reports that median household income runs about $63,984, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Daviess County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,078 students), GALLATIN HIGH is one campus in the mix.

GALLATIN MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GALLATIN HIGH at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 37.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 23%: 192 students in 2018 compared to 148 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.