HURLEY HIGH

HURLEY HIGH, a rural-scale senior high in HURLEY, Missouri, overseen by HURLEY R-I, caters to 91 students, covering grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 82% below typical.

HURLEY R-I runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 215 students. HURLEY HIGH is one of those campuses.

On demographics, HURLEY HIGH logs that nearly all students (98%) are White.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HURLEY HIGH has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.6:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, HURLEY HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.0%, the actual is 51.7%, a residual of +1.7 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Stone County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $63,520 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HURLEY HIGH is one of 16 public schools in Stone County (combined enrollment of about 3,406 students).

Nearest neighbor: HURLEY ELEM., around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around HURLEY HIGH. On composite proficiency, HURLEY HIGH comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 58.2%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HURLEY HIGH has declined 21%, going from 115 students in 2018 to 91 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 9.3:1 in 2018 to 7.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for HURLEY HIGH typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.