Enrollment
343
High
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARCELINE R-V·NCES 292005001070
MARCELINE HIGH
314 E SANTA FE, MARCELINE, MO 64658 · (660) 376-2411 · Linn County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
128 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 MARCELINE R-V. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
25.5%
MO avg 49.5% . -30.9pp since 2023
Math
6.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 31 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 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
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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
343
+160 (+87%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.1:1
% White
94%
was 91%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MARCELINE HIGH
As a cozy high school in MARCELINE, Missouri, MARCELINE HIGH enrolls 343 students from grades 6 through 12, part of MARCELINE R-V. That puts it 32% leaner than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.
MARCELINE R-V comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 652 students; MARCELINE HIGH is among them.
Looking at the student body, MARCELINE HIGH records that nearly all students (94%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Linn County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. Roughly 37% of students at MARCELINE HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, MARCELINE 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 36.4%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Linn County shows median household earnings sit near $61,635, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. MARCELINE HIGH is one of 13 public schools in Linn County (combined enrollment of about 2,070 students).
The closest other public school is WALT DISNEY ELEM., roughly 0.1 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, MARCELINE HIGH comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 53.1%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MARCELINE HIGH has increased 87%, going from 183 students in 2018 to 343 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.
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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
Other schools in MARCELINE R-V
- WALT DISNEY ELEM.Elementary · 309 students
- MARCELINE MIDDLECombined
Other schools in MARCELINE
- WALT DISNEY ELEM.Elementary · 309 students
- MARCELINE MIDDLECombined
Nearby schools
- WALT DISNEY ELEM.0.1 mi · 309
- BUCKLIN ELEM.6.4 mi · 64
- BUCKLIN HIGH6.4 mi · 45
- BROOKFIELD ELEM.9.5 mi · 417
- BROOKFIELD MIDDLE9.5 mi · 237
- BROOKFIELD HIGH9.6 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About MARCELINE HIGHHow large is MARCELINE HIGH?
MARCELINE HIGH enrolls approximately 343 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does MARCELINE HIGH serve?
MARCELINE HIGH serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at MARCELINE HIGH?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at MARCELINE HIGH.
How diverse is MARCELINE HIGH?
MARCELINE HIGH reports a student body of 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is MARCELINE HIGH in?
MARCELINE HIGH is part of MARCELINE R-V.
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