Enrollment
59
High
DISTRICT 45 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALE R-I·NCES 291350000574
HALE HIGH
518 MAIN ST, HALE, MO 64643 · (660) 565-2417 · Carroll County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL59 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 4.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
26 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 HALE R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2023-24 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
67.0%
MO avg 48.5%
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Missouri average is about 48 of 100.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
83.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+33.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 33 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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
59
-13 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
was 8.8:1
% White
88%
was 100%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HALE HIGH
As a very small senior high in HALE, Missouri, HALE HIGH educates 59 students from grades 6 through 12, run under HALE R-I. That puts it 88% leaner than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.
Across the 2 schools in HALE R-I (89 students total), HALE HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, HALE HIGH reports that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 8% Pacific Islander.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting HALE HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 44% of students at HALE HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, HALE 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 50.5%; this one delivers 83.7%, a residual of +33.2 points.
In the area at large, Carroll County reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,154 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. HALE HIGH is one of 12 public schools in Carroll County (combined enrollment of about 1,268 students).
The closest other public school is HALE ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, HALE HIGH comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 59.1%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Five-year trend. HALE HIGH's enrollment has fell 18% since 2018, when it stood at 72 (now 59). The White share of enrollment contracted from 100% to 88% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 6.7:1 in 2025.
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Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,411
Census ACS
Median income
$62,154
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,268 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- HALE ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 30
- TINA-AVALON HIGH7.2 mi · 66
- TINA-AVALON ELEM.7.2 mi · 73
- BOSWORTH ELEM.9.6 mi · 34
- BOSWORTH HIGH9.6 mi · 16
- NORTHWESTERN ELEM.11.4 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About HALE HIGHHow many students attend HALE HIGH?
HALE HIGH enrolls approximately 59 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does HALE HIGH serve?
HALE HIGH serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does HALE HIGH have?
HALE HIGH employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.7:1.
What is the student diversity at HALE HIGH?
Student demographics at HALE HIGH are roughly 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees HALE HIGH?
HALE HIGH is overseen by HALE R-I in Carroll County.
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