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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
49.5%
MO avg 49.5% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +33.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
83
-38 (-31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 8.5:1
% White
90%
was 93%
% Hispanic
10%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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 ELEM.15.7 mi · 114
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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