Enrollment
270
High
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLER R-II·NCES 292100001148
MILLER HIGH
110 W 6TH ST, MILLER, MO 65707 · (417) 452-3271 · Lawrence County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
168 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 MILLER R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
13.8%
MO avg 49.5% . -71.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Missouri average is about 50 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 72 points since 2023.
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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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
270
-9 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.9:1
% White
91%
was 96%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MILLER HIGH
MILLER HIGH is one of the low-enrollment senior highs in MILLER, Missouri, operated by MILLER R-II, with 270 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. That puts it 46% leaner than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.
MILLER R-II runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 580 students. MILLER HIGH is one of those campuses.
Demographically, MILLER HIGH shows that nearly all students (91%) are White. Compared to Lawrence County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, MILLER HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.1%, the actual is 58.4%, a residual of +8.3 points.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Lawrence County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,215 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. MILLER HIGH is one of 24 public schools in Lawrence County (combined enrollment of about 7,271 students).
The closest other public school is CENTRAL ELEM., roughly 0.5 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, MILLER HIGH comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.7%.
MILLER HIGH operates from a countryside location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MILLER HIGH has shrank 3%, going from 279 students in 2018 to 270 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 96% to 91% over that span.
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Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,593
Census ACS
Median income
$61,215
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
7,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- CENTRAL ELEM.0.5 mi · 310
- MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE7.4 mi · 303
- MOUNT VERNON HIGH7.5 mi · 474
- MT. VERNON TREATMENT CTR.7.6 mi · 26
- MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE8.5 mi · 345
- EARLY LEARNING CENTER8.7 mi · 101
Frequently asked questions
About MILLER HIGHHow large is MILLER HIGH?
MILLER HIGH enrolls approximately 270 students in grades 07-12.
Is MILLER HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
MILLER HIGH is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does MILLER HIGH have?
MILLER HIGH employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at MILLER HIGH?
Student demographics at MILLER HIGH are roughly 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is MILLER HIGH in?
MILLER HIGH is part of MILLER R-II.
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