KICKAPOO HIGH

KICKAPOO HIGH is one of the roomy four-year high schools in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, part of SPRINGFIELD R-XII, with 1,923 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 284% above typical.

KICKAPOO HIGH is one of 54 schools operated by SPRINGFIELD R-XII, a district that teaches 24,450 students overall.

On demographics, KICKAPOO HIGH shows that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment; the rest consists of 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Black, 5% Asian. By comparison, Greene County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 100 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.3:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Greene County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, KICKAPOO HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.8%; this one delivers 50.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for Greene County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,479 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. KICKAPOO HIGH is one of 97 public schools in Greene County (combined enrollment of about 42,423 students).

Nearest neighbor: HORACE MANN ELEM., around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KICKAPOO HIGH. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KICKAPOO HIGH ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 52.9%.

KICKAPOO HIGH operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. KICKAPOO HIGH's enrollment has expanded 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,807 (now 1,923). The White share of enrollment contracted from 85% to 76% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 in 2025.

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