Lathrop High School

As a low-enrollment senior high in Lathrop, Missouri, Lathrop High School caters to 272 students from grades 9 through 12, run under LATHROP R-II. Enrollment runs roughly 46% smaller than the state mean of about 501.

LATHROP R-II runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 871 students. Lathrop High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lathrop High School lists that nearly all students (90%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Clinton County's rate of about 40%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lathrop High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.7%; this one delivers 62.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Clinton County put the typical household earns roughly $70,627 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Clinton County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,692 students), of which Lathrop High School is one.

The closest other public school is Lathrop Middle School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lathrop High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lathrop High School has declined 9%, going from 298 students in 2018 to 272 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 95% to 90% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.