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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