KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGH

KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGH is a high-enrollment 9-12 campus in KIRKSVILLE, Missouri, part of KIRKSVILLE R-III. The school enrolls 791 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 58% above the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGH is one of 4 schools operated by KIRKSVILLE R-III, a district that hosts 2,374 students overall.

In terms of who attends, KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGH records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school logs 8% Black, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGH has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Adair County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 57.4%.

In the broader community, Adair County reports that median household income runs about $61,536, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Adair County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,724 students), of which KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGH is one.

Nearest neighbor: WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGH. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGH ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 4%: 761 students in 2018 compared to 791 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 88% to 83% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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