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Enrollment
493
High
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENNETT 39·NCES 291650000897
KENNETT HIGH
1400 W WASHINGTON ST, KENNETT, MO 63857 · (573) 717-1120 · Dunklin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Missouri public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
493 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 9 | 120 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 143 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 133 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 97 | 20% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.9%
MO avg 44.9%
Math
8.6%
MO avg 43.8% . -9.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Math scores are down about 9 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.5% | 50.4% | 29.2% | 13.8% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 8.6% |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 4.2% |
| 2022-23 | 41.8% | 11.6% |
| 2021-22 | N/A | 17.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
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 KENNETT HIGH
KENNETT HIGH's state test result (22.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNETT HIGH this school | 493 | 100.0% | 22.8% |
| HANCOCK SR. HIGH ST LOUIS | 369 | 100.0% | 45.1% |
| MALDEN HIGH MALDEN | 383 | 100.0% | 17.3% |
| SOUTH PEMISCOT HIGH STEELE | 263 | 100.0% | 22.7% |
| LAFAYETTE HIGH ST JOSEPH | 644 | 100.0% | 28.5% |
| SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SIKESTON | 955 | 100.0% | 34.2% |
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 KENNETT HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Dunklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #373 of 443 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.6% | #434 of 453 ▲ 11 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #113 of 382 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #175 of 561 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #209 of 343 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #37 of 343 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #44 of 455 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #136 of 187 | N/A |
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
493
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 493 | 33.5 | 14.7:1 | 100% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 32.5 | 15.6:1 | 99% (503) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 32.5 | 15.3:1 | 99% (494) |
| 2020-21 | 518 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 99% (515) |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 32.6 | 15.8:1 | 71% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 68% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | 32 | 16.6:1 | 57% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 40% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 29 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KENNETT HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (516 to 493); teachers up 3% (32.6 to 33.5).
About KENNETT HIGH
KENNETT HIGH is a public medium-sized high school in KENNETT, Missouri. It educates 493 students in grades 9 through 12.
The district, KENNETT 39, has 1,807 students enrolled across 5 schools.
White students are the majority at KENNETT HIGH, with 58% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 26% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Dunklin County, the White share is about 76%. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 33.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.7:1. That is higher than the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 100%. For comparison, public schools in Dunklin County average 100%.
KENNETT HIGH is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 36% of Missouri public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 22.4% at KENNETT HIGH; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Dunklin County show that the median household income is $47,849, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. KENNETT HIGH is one of 21 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is KENNETT MIDDLE, at about 0.9 miles. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, KENNETT HIGH ranks 7th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around KENNETT HIGH as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 493 students in 2024-25, 25 fewer than the 518 it had in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at KENNETT HIGH. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Dunklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,493
Census ACS
Median income
$47,849
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,864 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KENNETT 39
- SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 420 students
- H. BYRON MASTERSON ELEM.Elementary · 417 students
- KENNETT MIDDLEMiddle · 392 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.Elementary · 85 students
- DIAGNOSTIC CTR.Combined
- KENNETT CAREER TECH. CTR.High
Other schools in KENNETT
- SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 420 students
- H. BYRON MASTERSON ELEM.Elementary · 417 students
- KENNETT MIDDLEMiddle · 392 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.Elementary · 85 students
- DIAGNOSTIC CTR.Combined
- KENNETT CAREER TECH. CTR.High
Other Kennett High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Kennett High. KENNETT HIGH is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Kennett High SchoolKennett Square, PA · 1,184 students
- Kennett High SchoolNorth Conway, NH · 642 students
Nearby schools
- KENNETT MIDDLE0.9 mi · 392
- SOUTH ELEM.1.1 mi · 420
- H. BYRON MASTERSON ELEM.2.2 mi · 417
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.2.2 mi · 85
- SENATH-HORNERSVILLE HIGH SCHOO9.3 mi · 205
- SENATH-HORNERSVILLE ELEM SCH9.3 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About KENNETT HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at KENNETT HIGH?
KENNETT HIGH enrolls approximately 493 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does KENNETT HIGH serve?
KENNETT HIGH serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does KENNETT HIGH have?
KENNETT HIGH employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at KENNETT HIGH?
Student demographics at KENNETT HIGH are roughly 58% White, 11% Hispanic, 26% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is KENNETT HIGH public or private?
KENNETT HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by KENNETT 39.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.