LEETON HIGH

Set in LEETON, Missouri, LEETON HIGH is a micro-enrollment secondary school, operated by LEETON R-X. It enrolls 103 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 79% smaller than typical.

LEETON R-X comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 308 students; LEETON HIGH is among them.

Demographically, LEETON HIGH records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Beyond that, the school reports 3% Asian. By comparison, Johnson County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, LEETON HIGH records 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.5:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 50% of students at LEETON HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Johnson County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, LEETON HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Johnson County put the typical household earns roughly $67,272 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Johnson County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,058 students), LEETON HIGH is one campus in the mix.

LEETON ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around LEETON HIGH. On composite proficiency, LEETON HIGH comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 52.2%.

LEETON HIGH operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LEETON HIGH has decreased 6%, going from 109 students in 2018 to 103 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the LEETON HIGH community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.