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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