Enrollment
95
High
DISTRICT 103 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARDIN-CENTRAL C-2·NCES 291368000597
HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH
500 NE 1ST ST, HARDIN, MO 64035 · (660) 398-4394 · Ray County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL95 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
39 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 15 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 21 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 16 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 15 | 16% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 HARDIN-CENTRAL C-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
25.6%
MO avg 43.8% . -20.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Missouri average is about 44 of 100. Math scores are down about 21 points since 2021.
MAP results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.6% |
| 2023-24 | 19.3% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH
HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH's state test result (21.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH this school | 95 | 41.1% | 21.0% |
| WEST NODAWAY HIGH BURLINGTON JCT | 94 | 39.4% | 59.7% |
| MARION CO. HIGH PHILADELPHIA | 98 | 42.9% | 39.9% |
| CHILHOWEE HIGH CHILHOWEE | 79 | 43.0% | 17.2% |
| NORBORNE HIGH NORBORNE | 80 | 38.8% | 16.1% |
| ATLANTA HIGH ATLANTA | 88 | 37.5% | 26.4% |
Matched among Missouri high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 95 | #463 of 561 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
95
-14 (-13%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 113
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95 | 12.6 | 7.5:1 | 41% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 101 | 11.4 | 8.9:1 | 50% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 104 | 10.8 | 9.7:1 | 38% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 109 | 7 | 15.6:1 | 32% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 94 | 10 | 9.4:1 | 46% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 97 | 12 | 8.1:1 | 34% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 80 | 10 | 8.0:1 | 23% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 113 | 9 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH.
About HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH
HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH is a small high school in Missouri, located in HARDIN. Its 95 students are spread across grades 7 through 12. The school's enrollment is 81% smaller than the 501 average for high schools in Missouri.
HARDIN-CENTRAL C-2, which runs HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH, has 2 schools and 205 students.
White students make up 100% of enrollment at HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH. Pick two students at random and there is a 0% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 7.5:1. That is 4.6 students per teacher below the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 41%. For comparison, public schools in Ray County average 39%.
Schools in Missouri with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 44.5%. HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH posts 21.0%, 23.5 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Ray County, the median household income is $74,573, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Ray County has 12 public schools and roughly 3,423 students.
The nearest other public school, HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM., is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH is 8th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment is down 13% from 2020-21, when HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH had 109 students, to 2024-25, when it had 95. Students per teacher fell from 15.6 in 2020-21 to 7.5 in 2024-25.
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Ray County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,145
Census ACS
Median income
$74,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM.0.0 mi · 110
- SUNRISE ELEM.6.0 mi · 460
- LESLIE BELL ELEM.6.5 mi · 339
- DEAR ELEM.6.9 mi · 300
- LEXINGTON MIDDLE7.0 mi · 244
- LEXINGTON HIGH7.0 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGHHow large is HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH?
HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH enrolls approximately 95 students in grades 07-12.
Is HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH have?
HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH?
At HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH, the student body is approximately 100% White.
Is HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH public or private?
HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by HARDIN-CENTRAL C-2.
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