Enrollment
83
High
DISTRICT 86 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINN CO. R-I·NCES 290600000143
LINN CO. HIGH
15533 HWY KK, PURDIN, MO 64674 · (660) 244-5035 · Linn County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL83 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Missouri public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
36 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 14 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 17 | 20% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 LINN CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
45.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +13.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Missouri average is about 44 of 100. Math scores are up about 14 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 23.8% | 21.4% | 38.0% | 16.6% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 46.6% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.4% | 31.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Schools most like LINN CO. HIGH
LINN CO. HIGH's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINN CO. HIGH this school | 83 | 43.4% | 34.5% |
| MADISON HIGH MADISON | 81 | 48.1% | N/A |
| PRAIRIE HOME HIGH PRAIRIE HOME | 90 | 44.4% | 27.2% |
| ORRICK HIGH ORRICK | 133 | 42.9% | 17.7% |
| UNION STAR HIGH UNION STAR | 91 | 46.2% | 42.8% |
| SANTA FE HIGH ALMA | 154 | 40.3% | 44.3% |
Matched among Missouri high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where LINN CO. HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 83 | #484 of 561 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
83
-19 (-19%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 149
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 10.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83 | 10.7 | 7.8:1 | 43% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 88 | 11.5 | 7.7:1 | 38% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 103 | 11.8 | 8.7:1 | 39% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 102 | 10 | 10.2:1 | 49% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 121 | 14.3 | 8.5:1 | 46% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 142 | 14 | 10.1:1 | 54% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 141 | 12 | 11.8:1 | 51% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 143 | 14 | 10.2:1 | 39% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 149 | 15 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LINN CO. HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (121 to 83); teachers down 25% (14.3 to 10.7).
About LINN CO. HIGH
LINN CO. HIGH is a very small high school with an address in PURDIN, Missouri. Federal data show 83 students enrolled in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 501 students for high schools in Missouri.
LINN CO. HIGH is one of 2 schools in LINN CO. R-I, which enrolls 171 students in total.
The share of White students at LINN CO. HIGH is 90%. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, LINN CO. HIGH scores 17%.
LINN CO. HIGH has 10.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.8:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Missouri is 12.2:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 43% at LINN CO. HIGH. The figure for public schools in Linn County is close, at 42%.
Among Missouri public high schools, LINN CO. HIGH outscored 40%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at LINN CO. HIGH are 9.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (34.5% actual, 43.6% predicted).
Looking at the county, Linn County, median household income comes to about $61,635, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 13 public schools and about 2,070 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, LINN CO. ELEM., is less than a tenth of a mile. Compared with its nearest neighbors, LINN CO. HIGH ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 19%, from 102 to 83. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 10.2:1 to 7.8:1.
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Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,852
Census ACS
Median income
$61,635
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,070 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- LINN CO. ELEM.0.0 mi · 88
- BROOKFIELD HIGH12.7 mi · 269
- BROOKFIELD MIDDLE12.8 mi · 237
- BROOKFIELD ELEM.12.8 mi · 417
- GRUNDY CO. ELEM.15.5 mi · 54
- MEADVILLE HIGH15.7 mi · 101
Frequently asked questions
About LINN CO. HIGHHow large is LINN CO. HIGH?
LINN CO. HIGH enrolls approximately 83 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does LINN CO. HIGH serve?
LINN CO. HIGH serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does LINN CO. HIGH have?
LINN CO. HIGH employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.8:1.
How diverse is LINN CO. HIGH?
LINN CO. HIGH reports a student body of 90% White, 10% Hispanic.
Who oversees LINN CO. HIGH?
LINN CO. HIGH is overseen by LINN CO. R-I in Linn County.
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