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HALLSVILLE HIGH
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About HALLSVILLE HIGH
HALLSVILLE HIGH operates as an average-sized four-year high school in HALLSVILLE, Missouri, operated by HALLSVILLE R-IV. Current enrollment sits at 464 students spanning grades 9 through 12.
HALLSVILLE HIGH is one of 4 schools operated by HALLSVILLE R-IV, a district that serves 1,552 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, HALLSVILLE HIGH shows that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting HALLSVILLE HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Boone County's rate of about 38%.
With demographic context factored in, HALLSVILLE HIGH sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.8%; actual is 73.0%, +22.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the area at large, census data for Boone County shows the typical household earns roughly $72,758 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Boone County runs 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,547 students), of which HALLSVILLE HIGH is one.
The closest other public school is HALLSVILLE MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HALLSVILLE HIGH at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 50.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Trend over the last 7 years. HALLSVILLE HIGH's enrollment has rose 16% since 2018, when it stood at 401 (now 464). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 91% to 85% over that span.
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