Enrollment
180
High
DISTRICT 158 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKELAND R-III·NCES 291052000352
LAKELAND HIGH
12530 LAKELAND SCHOOL DR, DEEPWATER, MO 64740 · (417) 644-2223 · St. Clair County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
115 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 LAKELAND R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
16.9%
MO avg 49.5% . -32.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 17 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 33 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
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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
180
-4 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.5:1
% White
91%
was 96%
% Hispanic
6%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LAKELAND HIGH
Located at 12530 LAKELAND SCHOOL DR, in DEEPWATER, Missouri, LAKELAND HIGH is an one-room-style senior high that educates 180 students (grades 7 through 12), one of the schools within LAKELAND R-III. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so LAKELAND HIGH sits 64% below that benchmark.
LAKELAND R-III runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 475 students. LAKELAND HIGH is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, LAKELAND HIGH logs that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic. Compared to St. Clair County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, LAKELAND HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.1%; this one delivers 30.4%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for St. Clair County put median household income runs about $53,043, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Clair County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,338 students), of which LAKELAND HIGH is one.
Nearest neighbor: LAKELAND ELEM., around 0.0 miles off. On composite proficiency, LAKELAND HIGH comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 59.0%.
LAKELAND HIGH operates from a countryside location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 184 students in 2018 compared to 180 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 96% to 91%.
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St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,587
Census ACS
Median income
$53,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,338 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKELAND R-III
- LAKELAND ELEM.Elementary · 223 students
- Exceptional Pupil Coop.-ECSEElementary · 72 students
Nearby schools
- LAKELAND ELEM.0.0 mi · 223
- CLINTON SR. HIGH10.6 mi · 614
- HENRY ELEM.10.8 mi · 365
- CLINTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL10.9 mi · 395
- LEESVILLE ELEM.11.0 mi · 91
- CLINTON MIDDLE11.1 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About LAKELAND HIGHHow large is LAKELAND HIGH?
LAKELAND HIGH enrolls approximately 180 students in grades 07-12.
Is LAKELAND HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
LAKELAND HIGH is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does LAKELAND HIGH have?
LAKELAND HIGH employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the student diversity at LAKELAND HIGH?
Student demographics at LAKELAND HIGH are roughly 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is LAKELAND HIGH in?
LAKELAND HIGH is part of LAKELAND R-III.
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