GREENFIELD HIGH

Located at 410 W COLLEGE, in GREENFIELD, Missouri, GREENFIELD HIGH is a minimally staffed 9-12 campus that instructs 160 students (grades 7 through 12), run under GREENFIELD R-IV. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so GREENFIELD HIGH sits 68% below that benchmark.

GREENFIELD HIGH is one of 2 schools operated by GREENFIELD R-IV, a district that works with 395 students overall.

In terms of who attends, GREENFIELD HIGH lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder consists of 4% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Dade County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, GREENFIELD HIGH has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.8:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, GREENFIELD HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 42.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Dade County reports that median household earnings sit near $53,750, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dade County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,061 students), of which GREENFIELD HIGH is one.

The closest other public school is GREENFIELD ELEM., roughly 0.3 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GREENFIELD HIGH ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. GREENFIELD HIGH's enrollment has decreased 21% since 2018, when it stood at 203 (now 160). The White share of enrollment climbed from 88% to 93% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

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