MEXICO HIGH

As a mid-sized senior high in MEXICO, Missouri, MEXICO HIGH serves 734 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by MEXICO 59. That puts it 47% above the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

Across the 5 schools in MEXICO 59 (2,374 students total), MEXICO HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, MEXICO HIGH records that 74% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 10% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

On the resource side, MEXICO HIGH lists 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 49% of students at MEXICO HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Audrain County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, MEXICO HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.4%, the actual is 53.4%, a residual of +3.0 points.

In the broader community, Audrain County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,448 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Audrain County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,243 students), MEXICO HIGH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HAWTHORNE ELEM., around 0.3 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MEXICO HIGH ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.1%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MEXICO HIGH has ticked up 5%, going from 700 students in 2018 to 734 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 74% across the same window.

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