MACON SENIOR HIGH

Located at 702 N MISSOURI, in MACON, Missouri, MACON SENIOR HIGH is a close-knit secondary school that works with 390 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by MACON CO. R-I. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 22% smaller than typical.

Across the 3 schools in MACON CO. R-I (1,174 students total), MACON SENIOR HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, MACON SENIOR HIGH lists that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder is composed of 5% multiracial, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Macon County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MACON SENIOR HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 56.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Macon County put median household earnings sit near $62,357, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MACON SENIOR HIGH is one of 15 public schools in Macon County (combined enrollment of about 2,015 students).

Nearest neighbor: MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MACON SENIOR HIGH comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 426 students in 2018 compared to 390 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 86% to 90%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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