LESTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

LESTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL operates as a tiny four-year high school in LESTERVILLE, Missouri, part of LESTERVILLE R-IV. Current enrollment sits at 70 students spanning grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so LESTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL sits 86% smaller than that benchmark.

LESTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by LESTERVILLE R-IV, a district that serves 173 students overall.

Demographically, LESTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%); the rest reads as 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Reynolds County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting LESTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 54% of students at LESTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, LESTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Reynolds County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $45,028 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Reynolds County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 854 students), of which LESTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is LESTERVILLE ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LESTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 39.4%.

LESTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. LESTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 31% since 2018, when it stood at 101 (now 70). The White share of enrollment decreased from 97% to 91% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 9.2:1 in 2018 to 5.7:1 today.

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