NEOSHO HIGH

Set in NEOSHO, Missouri, NEOSHO HIGH is a big senior high, part of NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT. It serves 1,530 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so NEOSHO HIGH sits 205% above that benchmark.

NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 4,998 students. NEOSHO HIGH is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, NEOSHO HIGH records that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 8% Pacific Islander, 6% multiracial, 2% Native American. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the resource side, On paper, NEOSHO HIGH has 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. Roughly 54% of students at NEOSHO HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, NEOSHO HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Newton County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,301 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NEOSHO HIGH is one of 25 public schools in Newton County (combined enrollment of about 9,567 students).

SOUTH ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, NEOSHO HIGH comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. NEOSHO HIGH's enrollment has increased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,304 (now 1,530). The White share of enrollment fell from 73% to 62% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.