LINN CO. HIGH

Located at 15533 HWY KK, in PURDIN, Missouri, LINN CO. HIGH is a minimally staffed secondary school that educates 83 students (grades 6 through 12), run under LINN CO. R-I. That puts it 83% leaner than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

Across the 2 schools in LINN CO. R-I (171 students total), LINN CO. HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, LINN CO. HIGH shows that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest consists of 10% Hispanic.

On the resource side, LINN CO. HIGH lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LINN CO. HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 36.5%, a residual of -14.0 points.

In the broader community, Linn County reports that median household income runs about $61,635, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Linn County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,070 students), of which LINN CO. HIGH is one.

Nearest neighbor: LINN CO. ELEM., around 0.0 miles off. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LINN CO. HIGH ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 52.2%.

LINN CO. HIGH operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. LINN CO. HIGH's enrollment has ticked down 31% since 2018, when it stood at 121 (now 83). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 5% to 10% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.