MOUND CITY HIGH

Located at 708 NEBRASKA ST, in MOUND CITY, Missouri, MOUND CITY HIGH is a rural-scale four-year high school that hosts 84 students (grades 9 through 12), run under MOUND CITY R-II. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so MOUND CITY HIGH sits 83% below that benchmark.

MOUND CITY R-II runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 268 students. MOUND CITY HIGH is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MOUND CITY HIGH reports that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 4% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Holt County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, MOUND CITY HIGH has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.0:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MOUND CITY HIGH falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 50.7%; this one comes in at 21.8%, -28.9 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Holt County) shows that median household earnings sit near $61,187, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Holt County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 624 students), of which MOUND CITY HIGH is one.

Nearest neighbor: MOUND CITY ELEM., around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around MOUND CITY HIGH. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MOUND CITY HIGH ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.8%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. MOUND CITY HIGH's enrollment has grew 17% since 2018, when it stood at 72 (now 84). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 97% to 92%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.