JEFFERSON HIGH

Located at 37614 US HWY 136, in CONCEPTION JCT, Missouri, JEFFERSON HIGH is a very small high school that serves 56 students (grades 7 through 12), run under JEFFERSON C-123. That puts it 89% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

Within JEFFERSON C-123, which oversees 2 schools and 139 students, JEFFERSON HIGH is one campus in the system.

Demographically, JEFFERSON HIGH reports that nearly all students (98%) are White.

On the income-and-resources front, JEFFERSON HIGH reports 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.1:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 57% of students at JEFFERSON HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Nodaway County (around 39%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JEFFERSON HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.2%, the actual is 55.2%, a residual of +5.0 points.

In the broader community, census data for Nodaway County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,315 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JEFFERSON HIGH is one of 17 public schools in Nodaway County (combined enrollment of about 2,410 students).

The closest other public school is JEFFERSON ELEM., roughly 0.0 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JEFFERSON HIGH at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.2%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JEFFERSON HIGH has edged down 12%, going from 64 students in 2018 to 56 in 2025.

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