Enrollment
48
High
DISTRICT 64 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEYTESVILLE R-III·NCES 291653000905
KEYTESVILLE HIGH
27247 HWY 5, KEYTESVILLE, MO 65261 · (660) 288-3767 · Chariton County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL48 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
5.1:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
19 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 KEYTESVILLE R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
MO avg 49.5% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Missouri average is about 50 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
48
-24 (-33%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
5.1:1
was 6.6:1
% White
98%
was 97%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About KEYTESVILLE HIGH
As a rural-scale 9-12 campus in KEYTESVILLE, Missouri, KEYTESVILLE HIGH caters to 48 students from grades 7 through 12, run under KEYTESVILLE R-III. That puts it 90% leaner than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.
Within KEYTESVILLE R-III, which oversees 2 schools and 128 students, KEYTESVILLE HIGH is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, KEYTESVILLE HIGH logs that nearly all students (98%) are White; the rest breaks down as 2% Black.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, KEYTESVILLE HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.9%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Chariton County put median household earnings sit near $71,520, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Chariton County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 992 students), KEYTESVILLE HIGH is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: KEYTESVILLE ELEM., around 0.0 miles off. 5 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 KEYTESVILLE HIGH at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.5%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KEYTESVILLE HIGH has shrank 33%, going from 72 students in 2018 to 48 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 6.6:1 in 2018 to 5.1:1 in 2025.
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Chariton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,390
Census ACS
Median income
$71,520
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
992 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- KEYTESVILLE ELEM.0.0 mi · 80
- SALISBURY HIGH7.0 mi · 242
- SALISBURY ELEM.7.3 mi · 231
- BRUNSWICK HIGH10.0 mi · 120
- BRUNSWICK ELEM.10.0 mi · 135
- WESTRAN MIDDLE14.2 mi · 129
Frequently asked questions
About KEYTESVILLE HIGHHow many students attend KEYTESVILLE HIGH?
KEYTESVILLE HIGH enrolls approximately 48 students in grades 07-12.
Is KEYTESVILLE HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
KEYTESVILLE HIGH is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does KEYTESVILLE HIGH have?
KEYTESVILLE HIGH employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.1:1.
What is the student diversity at KEYTESVILLE HIGH?
Student demographics at KEYTESVILLE HIGH are roughly 98% White, 2% Black.
What district is KEYTESVILLE HIGH in?
KEYTESVILLE HIGH is part of KEYTESVILLE R-III.
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